[8] The director of the company (Antônio Cândido Sequeira) and his investors, acquired the land and beach area with the help of the state government, debuting with a tourist complex on January 26, 1890.

At the time, Brazilians of mainly European descent (German, English, Portuguese, and Italian, predominantly) often traveled to the beach to enjoy the sea, gamble at the casinos,[9] and relax in the luxury hotels.

The persecution of Italians and Germans during World War II, and the subsequent ban on roulette in 1948, had a lasting impact on the region's economy.

[10] On November 12, 1966, during a total solar eclipse visible from Praia do Cassino, NASA scientists and the U.S. Army launched several rockets to study the upper atmosphere.

At Molhe Oeste it is possible to take a cart, powered by sail, which slowly slides along the tracks into the ocean until it reaches the lighthouse tower.

Sixteen kilometers from the center of the Casino towards Chuí, the ship Altair has been stranded on the edge of the beach since June 1976, after facing a strong storm.