 Vargem Grande do Sul roots lie in a little hamlet in the way of a "Bandeirante" route ("Bandeirante" routes were those used by the first explorers of the country's interior in the 17th century, known as Bandeirantes, who composed colonial scouts known as the "Bandeiras").This hamlet was first noted in 1832 and called "Várzea Grande".In 1888 the district "Vargem Grande" was created within the municipality São João da Boa Vista.