The municipality of Aparecida do Rio Doce belongs to the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion and is 208 km.

Farming is secondary and is mainly subsistence, with farmers growing rice, corn, and soybeans.

Another economic activity is production of poultry and pigs, due to the proximity of the important Perdigão Foods factory in Rio Verde, one of the largest agroindustrial complexes in the world.

The history of Aparecida do Rio Doce as a municipality is recent as it was elevated to city status in 1993.

The name derives from the patron saint of Brazil, Our Lady Aparecida, and the most important river of the region, the Rio Doce, which limits the urban area on the south and flows north to south to eventually join the Rio Claro.