This work integrates data from geomorphology, sedimentary features, pollen, diatom, isotopes, mineralogy, chemical analysis and C-14 datings obtained of sediment cores sampled from Bragança Península, Pará littoral. The pollen data indicate that central and topographically higher area of Bragança Peninsula was an area dominated by mangroves, with wide expansion of Avicennia trees, marine diatom, an increased trend of sedimentary organic matter sourced from estuarine algae, and a mineralogical composition mainly formed by pyrite and hematite, typical of mangrove anoxic sediments between > 6300 and 4900 cal yr BP. Between 4900 and 4300 cal yr BP occurrs a without pollen zone, but along this interval takes place marine diatom, an increase of sedimentary organic matter sourced from marine algae and the absence of minerals formed by Fe and S. In the late Holocene (<4300 cal yr BP), the study site was recolonised mainly by herbs with Avicennia trees restricted to border of the herbaceous plain, presence of freshwater diatom remains and a significant increase trend in contribution of sedimentary organic matter of terrestrial origin (C4 plants). Precipitated minerals from enviroments under intense evaporation form the mineralogical composition. In recent decades, there is a mangrove migration to elevated surfaces occupied by herbs (C4 and C3 terrestrial plants), and an increase of sedimentary organic matter sourced from estuarine algae. An upward increase in the Sr concentration occurs along the last 10 cm. These data suggest a mangrove and salt marshes dynamic mainly controlled by the relative sea level changes. Probably, postglacial sea level rise contributed to the establishment and expansion of mangroves in the Bragança Peninsula with great impact on the expansion of Avicennia trees and marine diatoms, an increase of sedimentary organic matter sourced from estuarine algae. This environment favors the mineral precipitation for instance of pyrite. Between 4900 nd 4300 cal yrs BP, the continuous relative sea level rise causes the increase of marine/estuarine diatoms and the contribution of sedimentary organic matter sourced from marine algae. However, it caused the drowning of mangrove and associated vegetation, and consequently its disappearance from the study area, as well as the environmental conditions for sulfides precipitation. After 4300 cal yrs BP, the increase of sedimentary organic matter sourced from C4 terrestrial plants and freshwater diatoms suggest a relative sea level fall. The mineralogical composition suggests an arid environment, such as a sabkha. This process caused the recolonization of herbs (mainly C4 plants) in the topographically highest area of studied peninsula and Avicennia trees surrounding this herbaceous plain. Considering the last decades, the Avicennia trees migration to elevated herbaceous fields, the increase trend of organic matter sourced from estuarine algae and the increase in concentration of Sr during the last 10 cm suggest a modern relative sea level rise.
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