The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 75 km (47 mi) and highway connections are made by GO-070 / Goianira / GO-523 / Caturaí / GO-222.

The population growth rate was 0.49% for the period 1996/2007) The economy is based on cattle raising (19,500 head in 2006), services, public administration, and agriculture.

The main agricultural products in 2006 were bananas, coffee, garlic, rice, sugarcane, beans, corn, and tomatoes.

From 1925 to 1930 with the arrival of the families of Antônio Camargo and João Faria, the settlement known as São Sebastião do Salobro, began to grow.

In 1935 it belonged to the municipality of Itauçu and in 1941 it became a district with the name Araçu, a Tupi term that means "Terra Grande" (Large Land).