This incredible city in Mato Grosso was idealized by the great José Aparecido Ribeiro until then at the head of the Mutum Group, after his death, his grandson Frederico Ribeiro, in addition to continuing his grandfather's legacy at the head of the Mutum group, and the city's urban project , expanded the company to incorporate subdivisions and tripled the group by also bringing an arm to agribusiness. Frederico is now also in charge of the ARDUA group, bringing all his knowledge and experience to these new projects.  Nova Mutum is considered a model in terms of infrastructure, the city has a master plan project that will keep the development organized for the next 30 years to have an orderly and projected growth, a project to implement a technology park with the donation of approximately 300 hectares by the Mutum group, the Plan points to the implementation of the Nova Mutum technological park, and highlights some points of possible implementation, including: implementation of new technical courses in various areas, implementation of a new educational institution, training public/private partnerships, feasibility of a Technological fair - space for carrying out big business and presentation of technological innovation in the field of agribusiness, construction of a theater as an incentive to local culture, among other projects.

The city has 16 km of bike path, with another 14 km planned in the coming years with the objective of providing a better quality of life, through the practice of sports activities such as running, cycling and walking.