It was initially a simple outpost on the way to Minas Gerais and Goiás serving the "Bandeirantes" who were in search of precious minerals and Indian slaves.
U početku to je jednostavna postaja na putu prema Minas Geraisu i Goiásu koja obskrbljuje "Bandeirantese" koji su bili u potrazi za dragocjenim mineralima i indijanskih robovima.