Situated on the left of the Parnaíba River, formerly inhabited by Indians "Tapuias", this city had in the person of Francisco Luis de Freitas its first settler, when he in search of an area suitable for agriculture were installed, giving it the name Farm Barcelona. Later, Cândido Lustosa, leaving the Piauí, settling near the Farm Barcelona,come to constitute also a pioneer in clearing the area, participating in building the first church and other activities for the benefit of the place. Later, they changed the name of the place to Vila de Nossa Senhora da Vitória. The May 19, 1866, Francisco Luis de Freitas and Micaela Abreu his wife donated the land for his farm Barcelona to the church site. Thereafter, the village was being developed, until it created the municipality of Alto Parnaíba. The official area of the municipality of Alto Parnaíba is currently at 11.130km² and 2010 census, listed with 10.766 inhabitants, with a population growth of around 0.94% compared to the census of 2000.
