Lumiar, São Pedro da Serra, Rio Bonito, Boa Esperança, Macaé de Cima, Castaca, Vargem Alta, Benfica and Galdinópolis are the villages that compose this region visited by echo-tourists. Small heavens of the mountain region where the progress still not deteriorated. The region is to 585 meters high, around 300 down of Nova Friburgo, what provides a pleasant climate and, in the summer, high favorable for baths on the river. This altitude oscillates in the region, arriving to 1.500 meters in Macaé de Cima. The history of the region comes since the epoch of D. João VI, in 1818, during the Swiss colonization.

The valley of Macaé river was occupied from the exodus of the dissatisfied colonists with the lands that were offered during the colonization. Was like this that the towns of saints arose Pedro of the Mountain Range, Lumiar, Good Hope and other regions. In 1824 was the time of right away Lebanese and German colonists and Italian. His subsistence be dedicated to the cultivation of the coffee, that earned market during this period. Before the end of the day is able to be observed the presence of the descendants of those colonists. Lumiar detaches-itself by his rivers encachoeirados of waters you clear and beautiful nature.

 In the localities still find itself forests of remaining Atlantic Forest, buying itself to the origins of the period of the colonization. Before the end of the day we find constructions of the epoch of the farms of slaves. The population used the flora as sustenance and medication, as well as creations of animals. Due to his economic isolation, the localities still utilizes resources of past epochs: horse, stove to the firewood, rudimentary approaches etc. The electric energy comes to the localities in 1985, and in 1988 became district of New Friburgo. With it pass from the time and to natural vocation for the eco-turísm, the region was suing needs that culminated with the arrival of the digital communications in 2001.