Of primitive name Furada, in the charters of D. Dinis of 1288 and D. Manuel I in 1518, as being a suitable sand for varga fishing, it was born as a village in the last century, being its first inhabitants from the beaches of Espinho , Ovar, Furadouro and Murtosa, who arrived here are engaged in various fishing activities, the same being the almost and only economic activity in the place of Afurada, in the parish of Santa Marinha.