Miguel Costa (1885-1959) was an official of São Paulo Public Force, one of the main participants of the 1924 tenentism uprising, of Coluna Prestes (which he led along with Luís Carlos Prestes, the 1930 Revolution and the 1932 Constitutionalist Revolution. According to his son, Miguel Costa was a frequent visitor of the region and, due to his rank, used to stop the train circulation in the area, so he and his accompaniment could fish in a nearby lake. Later, Miguel Costa's family radicated themselves in Carapicuíba.