The settlement grew because of its strategic location on the way to the coffee plantations in the region of Ribeirão Preto.

Porto Ferreira was officially established on 9 February 1888, as a part of the municipality Descalvado.

The municipality holds the 611 hectares (1,510 acres) Porto Ferreira State Park, created in 1987.

[4] annual average The general city landscape is flat, with small hills, slightly sloping towards the basins of the Moji Guaçu river and its tributaries.

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