Timeline of Jaraguá
From the 18th-century gold rush to the park's Management Plan in 2026: the milestones of Jaraguá's history in order, with the source of each item. For the narrative version, read the history of Jaraguá.
18th century: gold and the settlement
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| Early 18th century | The expedition of Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva finds gold in Goiás and gives rise to Vila Boa (today's Cidade de Goiás). Semad dates the expedition to around 1700; Wikipedia, to around 1726. |
| 1727 | Founding of the Arraial de Meia Ponte (today's Pirenópolis). |
| 1729 | Founding of the Arraial de Santa Rita do Anta. The settlement of Jaraguá came after these two; the exact start date is uncertain. |
| 1736 | Date given by Wikipedia for the Arraial do Córrego do Jaraguá. Other sources, such as the local history, treat the start of settlement as uncertain. |
| 1748 | First chapel, dedicated to São José and Nossa Senhora da Penha. The São Januário archaeological site holds the ruins of the Chapel of São José, from 1748, according to Semad. |
| 1776 | Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário e São Benedito, built by enslaved people; it is the municipality's second church. |
19th century: town and city
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| Early 19th century | The travelers Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl and Auguste de Saint-Hilaire pass through the region. |
| 1828 | Construction of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição begins. |
| 1833 | Father Silvestre Álvares da Silva and his assistant, Father Manoel Ribeiro de Freitas, arrive. On July 1, Decree no. 8 raises the settlement to town status (vila), split from Meia Ponte. |
| 1882 | On July 29, Provincial Law no. 666 makes Jaraguá a city. This is the anniversary date. |
20th century: roads, clothing and the park
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1918 | The Matriz of Nossa Senhora da Penha is demolished. |
| 1941-1944 | Construction of the Colônia Agrícola highway, which revives the economy. |
| 1950 | The Matriz is rebuilt. |
| 1950s-1960s | The Belém-Brasília highway (BR-153) changes the town; new neighborhoods appear. |
| 1980s | The town consolidates as a clothing hub, the "clothing capital" (Wikipedia). |
| 1998 | State Law no. 13,247 (January 13) makes the Serra an Ecological Park. State Decree no. 4,943 protects the Conceição church. |
21st century
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 2004 | State Decree no. 6,024 protects the Casa do Padre Silvestre, now the Casa da Cultura. |
| 2005-2008 | Four editions of the Jaraguá Paragliding Open. |
| 2009-2011 | 1st XCerrado (2009, 102 pilots), 2nd XCerrado (2010, more than 170 entrants) and XCerrado by Windtech (2011). |
| 2012 | Decree no. 7,604 sets the park's boundaries. |
| 2015 | Law no. 18,844 (June 10) changes the name and boundaries: the Serra de Jaraguá State Park is born. |
| 2022 | IBGE Census: 45,223 inhabitants. |
| 2025 | November edition of Expo Jaraguá. The Outlet Jaraguá, beside the BR-153, appears between 2025 and 2026. |
| 2026 | July edition of Expo Jaraguá. 193rd edition of the Cavalhadas, according to the city government. Ordinance no. 139 (June 30) approves the park's Management Plan. |
More details: museums and heritage, history and laws of the Serra, paragliding and the Cavalhadas.
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Sources: Jaraguá City Council (history of the municipality); Semad/Parques de Goiás (park, archaeological site and legislation); Goiás register of protected buildings; Jaraguá city government; IBGE (2022 Census); Wikipedia (Portuguese), entry "Jaraguá (Goiás)" (1736, the 1980s). Consulted in October 2026.
Updated on October 19, 2026