In 1954, the Companhia Brasileira de Viação e Comércio (BRAVIACO) opened a road up to the small plateau that the present Saudade do Iguaçu occupies.

A pioneer opened a farm there in 1955, and other settlers from Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina followed.

[4] The district of Saudade was created by state law nº 8, of 06-08-1973, part of the municipality of Chopinzinho.

State law nº 9914 of 19 March 1992 raised the district to the category of a municipality with the name Saudade do Iguaçu.

The Iguazu runs from east to west, with some parts serving as a natural border between Paraná and Santa Catarina.

Households with monthly income of up to half a minimum wage per person represent 34.7% of the population.