The municipality of Lizarda stemmed from a farm called Boa Sorte. In 1842, came from the State of Piauí a family headed by Jose Benedito da Silva, who left their homeland in search of the best places to crops and livestock. He traveled much of the state of Maranhão, and Goiás territory in moving (now Tocantins) liked the area that later was to be the site of the present town of Lizarda. Arriving there, he gave the name to the new farm of Boa Sorte. Later, given the development of its activities to other family arrived there, both from other states, including the surrounding places. The official area of the city of Lizarda currently 5.725km² and in the 2010 census, listed with 3.725 inhabitants, with a population decrease in the order of 7.38% compared to the census of 2000.
