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Guide to '''Municipality of Afuá ancestry, family history and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.<br> | Guide to '''Municipality of Afuá ancestry, family history and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.<br> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The current municipality of Afuá, located on the north-western extremity of Marajó Island, began around 1845, when Micaela Arcanja Ferreira settled there, occupying a land possession, which she named Santo Antônio. Because it was the appropriate location for a port and transit stop for the Amazon estuary, in 1869, there already existed around the site, a population nucleus made up of several shacks. In 1870, Micaela donated land for the formation of the chapel, which runs from the border stream on the Marajó River, down the Afuá River, to the Jaranduba Igarapé, on the Cajuuna River. With this initiative, Mariano Cândido de Almeida, together with other local residents, began the construction of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Afuá, completing it in 1871. Due to the ease of acquiring land plots, the village then formed soon developed and became a parish in 1874, which was extinguished twice, until, in 1889, it regained its condition. With the republic, in 1890, Afuá obtained the category of village and municipality, whose installation took place in the same year. The inhabitants of the municipality are called “Afuaenses”.<br> | |||
District created with the name of Afuá, by provincial law nº 811, of 14-04-1874, subordinated to the municipality of Chaves. Elevated to the category of village with the name of Afuá, by state decree nº 170, 02-08-1890, separated from Chaves. Headquarters in the old village of Afuá. Made up of the Headquarters district. Installed on 20-08-1890. Elevated to the category of city, by state law nº 403, of 05-02-1896.<br> | |||
'''Former Names:''' | '''Former Names:''' | ||
* San Antonio<br> | * San Antonio<br> | ||
== Civil Registration == | == Civil Registration == | ||
=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
=== Local Offices === | === Local Offices === | ||
'''Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais – rio Baiano'''<br> | '''Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais – rio Baiano'''<br> | ||
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== Church Records == | == Church Records == | ||
=== Online Resources === | === Online Resources === | ||
=== Local Churches === | === Local Churches === | ||
Revision as of 20:07, 10 May 2022
Guide to Municipality of Afuá ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.
History[edit | edit source]
The current municipality of Afuá, located on the north-western extremity of Marajó Island, began around 1845, when Micaela Arcanja Ferreira settled there, occupying a land possession, which she named Santo Antônio. Because it was the appropriate location for a port and transit stop for the Amazon estuary, in 1869, there already existed around the site, a population nucleus made up of several shacks. In 1870, Micaela donated land for the formation of the chapel, which runs from the border stream on the Marajó River, down the Afuá River, to the Jaranduba Igarapé, on the Cajuuna River. With this initiative, Mariano Cândido de Almeida, together with other local residents, began the construction of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Afuá, completing it in 1871. Due to the ease of acquiring land plots, the village then formed soon developed and became a parish in 1874, which was extinguished twice, until, in 1889, it regained its condition. With the republic, in 1890, Afuá obtained the category of village and municipality, whose installation took place in the same year. The inhabitants of the municipality are called “Afuaenses”.
District created with the name of Afuá, by provincial law nº 811, of 14-04-1874, subordinated to the municipality of Chaves. Elevated to the category of village with the name of Afuá, by state decree nº 170, 02-08-1890, separated from Chaves. Headquarters in the old village of Afuá. Made up of the Headquarters district. Installed on 20-08-1890. Elevated to the category of city, by state law nº 403, of 05-02-1896.
Former Names:
- San Antonio
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Online Resources[edit | edit source]
Local Offices[edit | edit source]
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais – rio Baiano
Rio Baiano, s/n
Zona Rural
Afuá
Afuá
68890-000
Pará
Telephone: (0xx96) 99137-2218
Email: manoelmirandacarvalho@hotmail.com
Ofício do registro civil das pessoas naturais – santa Júlia do jurupary
Rio Serraria Pequena
Rural
Afuá
Afuá
68890-000
Pará
Telephone: (0xx69) 3222-7089
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais – Baturité
Ilha dos Bodes
Zona Rural
Afuá
Afuá
68890-000
Pará
Telephone: (0xx91) 4400-7222
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais – baixo charapucú
Vila Bela Vista do Jupaty
Afuá
Afuá
68890-000
Pará
Telephone: (0xx96) 99145-1549
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Online Resources[edit | edit source]
Local Churches[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Cemitério Municipal
R. Frei Faustino, 53
Capim Marinho
Afuá-Pa
68890-000
Localities[edit | edit source]
Ex povoado Vila Baturité
Other Institutions[edit | edit source]
Prefeitura Municipal
Av. Praça Albertino Baraúna, s/n
Centro
Afuá- PA
68890-000
Telephone: (96) 36891119
Website: http://www.afua.pa.gov.br
References[edit | edit source]