The Municipality of Corrente was pioneered its founding Mr. Caetano Carvalho da Cunha, who purchased through an application, the Fazenda Corrente de Cima, where he developed several activities that attracted large numbers of aggregates. This was the start of the village. Under Provincial Law No. 500 of 1860, was created in the settlement of Corrente the parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição. With its development and, in consequence of the Provincial Law No.782 of 1872, the town was elevated to the village. The municipality began to consolidate with the founding of the Baptist Church of Corrente and the creation of primary schools. The official area of the municipality of Corrente is currently 3.049km² and in the 2010 census, listed with 25.407 inhabitants, with a population growth of around 24.17% over the census of 2000.
