The first inhabitants that formed the settlement called at that time Boituva Fields, began settling here in the late 18th century according to official history.

Others, however assert that the first inhabitants were ex-workers of the then extinct iron smeltery on Ipanema farm, thus closed, forcing them to acquire neighboring lands.

The quality of the fruit was such that it was awarded a gold medal in a national level exposition, realized in São Paulo, thus emerging the Boituvana variety of pineapple.

On 11 May 2022 a LBK Serviço Aéreo Especializado, operating for Skydive4Fun, Cessna 208 Caravan registration PT-OQR, during initial climb from Boituva-Centro Nacional de Páraquedismo Airfield, SP (SDOI) crashed in a field due to a loss of engine power and come to rest inverted next to a transmission tower.

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