Until July 31, 1962 it was a district of Salvador, named Santo Amaro de Ipitanga; after acquiring city status, it changed its name as an homage to politician and engineer Lauro Farani Pedreira de Freitas (1901–1950), who lived there most of his life and died in a plane crash.
Until July 31, 1962 it was a district of Salvador named Santo Amaro de Ipitanga; after attaining city status, it was renamed as a tribute to Lauro Farani Pedreira de Freitas (1901–1950), who spent most of his life in the area and died in an airplane crash.