Abstract (Please, help me!) Hi everyone, I put a lot of effort on this translation, but I am not a native speaker, so there might still be mistakes. Can you spot any? :) Thank you in advance. Low construction productivity rates are known and are mostly strongly associated with inefficient planning at the construction site. The bad planning of material handling and storage system is among the main causes of inefficiency . Taking this problem into consideration, an application of material handling equipment, especially cranes, has been widespread among construction companies as a solution to increase efficiency and improve the performance rates at construction sites. It is essential to have production and management planning for those who use those types of equipment, in which can cause material and labor waste if not properly managed. On the other hand, if it is well managed; it will consequently reduce the final costs of the whole project. In order to plan the Material Handling and Storage System (SMAM), it is necessary to understand the concepts related to the layout and logistics of the construction site. Material storages should be distributed in such a way as to avoid the unnecessary handling of material and transportation, reducing waste of work. In order to choose the right size of equipment to be used, the location of the construction site and the time spent to get everything ready before being transported must be taken into consideration. Thus, the main objective of this present work is to carry out a study on material handling and storage, with emphasis on the use of a crane in the construction site of Hevea Vivence Residence condominium in Rio Branco-AC, based on the concepts studied and through direct observation. Measurements and data collection were the methodologies used in this study. Thus, it was possible to identify areas that could be improved , as well as the analysis of the use of the equipment under study. Keywords: Civil Construction. Planning. Crane. Construction site logistics. Material handling.