 The settlement of the place started with the medieval knight Lourenço Fernandes da Cunha, of the Honour of Varzim.In ecclesiastical terms, it was part of the parish of Amorim, although in the 17th century it was annexed to the town of Póvoa de Varzim due to a growing community of fishing-farmers and the growing importance of Póvoa de Varzim.It became an independent parish from Amorim in 1922.