teresópolis became famous in the early ninetieth century, when the british horse breeder and businessman george march started bringing upper class friends and visitors from rio de janeiro for the summer - the urbanization of the city increased significantly when, after his death, march's lands were divided into smaller lots and sold by his heirs.

at the beginning of the twentieth century, with the creation of a railway system connecting teresópolis and rio de janeiro, trade, commerce, and local development increased at a fast pace.

tourism became a main industry here when the city was linked by the railroad, but with the creation of roads the railways fell in disuses and today no longer exists - this area of brazil's atlantic forest displays its natural beauty in the many waterfalls, forest and wildlife surrounding it.