 Largely known by its handicraft in hand loom and its production of handicrafted candy.Carmo do Rio Claro is part of the Guaxupé diocese.It is believed that the initial core of the town occurred during the Bandeiras with José Barbosa de Arruda and Domingos Ferreira de Avelar, reminiscents of the Lourenço Castanho bandeira's, known for having expulsed the natives Cataguases from the region of Tamanduá (Itapecerica).