1730
There are indications that the region, especially the slopes of the mountain, already in 1730 known to be traveled and, through trails, by Indians hunters, by slave traders and the drovers taking and bringing goods. This was, the época, the only track drovers, but there were many shortcuts in the woods traversed by Indians or people with extensive knowledge of forests and backcountry.
1860
Only later, around 1860, It is gone the shortcut for freighters, and were the first sugar mills. They were powered human arm, then by oxen and later by water wheels. And for over a century and a half the sugar mills, along with the manioc flour mills, They moved the economy.
1910
In 1910 had many mills producing sugar, brown sugar, molasses and brandy, considered important goods to sell to drovers. On this route we were settling various business houses and also emerged atafonas, rice peelers, tanneries, selarias, sawmills and even a wooden shoe factory.
1943
In 1943 It was created Praia Grande district, who went to a town, year it was open to general road Nereu Ramos and transport began to be powered.
1917
The settlement of this headquarters started from 1917. The first chapel was made in 1918, near the river. Because of the new street layout, there was the change of the church to the square, opposite the place of that currently exists. He commissioned the image of San Sebastian, patron of the city, in 1919.
1943
In 1943 It was created Praia Grande district, who went to a town, year it was open to general road Nereu Ramos and transport began to be powered.
1976
In 1976 It began the official opening of the road Serra do Faxinal, connecting the towns of Praia Grande / SC and South / RS Cambara. And in early April 1981, precariously, already gave way to the first cars and trucks.
1958
And his political emancipation took place in 19 July 1958. The population is Portuguese origin, but on the outskirts settled some nuclei of Spanish origin, German, Italian, Polish and African. The junction of these people is formed, today, its population.
Praia Grande / SC is a small town at the foot of the mountain and only 35 km do mar, at the southern end of Santa Catarina, located in the vicinity of the National Parks and trimmers Serra Serra Geral. Affectionately is called by its inhabitants PK, due to the ancient city of license plates are identified by the letters PK. Unlike its name, It is a city that has no beach and is not great. It was baptized with that name because the old drovers coming down the mountain, coming from Rio Grande do Sul, to market their products here were one of their rest stops of men and troops, the shade of leafy trees and on the banks of the river Mampituba, that divides the two southern states of the country. How is a river of crystal clear water and has a large sprawling of boulder, They began to call the place of Praia Grande.