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.
Prior to July 31, 1962, the area was a district of Salvador known as Santo Amaro de Ipitanga; after being elevated to city status, it was renamed in honor of Lauro Farani Pedreira de Freitas (1901–1950), who spent most of his life there and tragically died in an airplane accident.