There are two possible origins for the name of the city, one that links it to the Tupi-Guarani language of the region's indigenous inhabitants, and another that relates it to the Língua Geral of São Paulo.

[6] The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable).

The team is known as "Locomotives" and plays home matches at Estádio Fonte Luminosa, which has a maximum seating capacity of 27,000 people.

Ferroviária also has a very competitive professional female soccer team organized in 2001 that started to collect titles almost straight away.

In March 2021, the Ferroviaria Women soccer team won its second title of Libertadores da America championship in 2020 edition (due to COVID-19 limitations).