One of the few cities with such a well-registered beginning, there are documents dated from 100 years before the settlement of its population. It's a small and calm city located in the mountainous region of the south of Minas Gerais.
The municipality was created at 1962 and the first man to populate the city was Veríssimo João de Carvalho, in 1759.
^"Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.