Major Sales, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Major Sales ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History
Major Sales was emancipated from Luís Gomes in the 1990s. Its name is a reference to Francisco Evaristo de Queiroz Sales, a native of Luís Gomes, and a former benefactor of the lands now corresponding to the municipality. Before having its current name, the location was called "Sítio Cavas", belonging to the municipality of Luís Gomes, and was later changed to Major Sales when elevated to the category of village. With the local growth, demographically and economically, the village was separated in 1992, becoming a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte.

Former Names:
 * Sítio Cavas
 * Luís Gomes

Local Offices
Cartório Ofício Único de Major Sales Rua Prefeito Francisco Fontes, 125 Centro Major Fernandes - RN 59940-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3382-2282

Local Churches
Capela de Frei Damião Rua Antonio Fernandes da Silveira, s/n Major Sales Major Sales - RN 59945-000 Brazil

Cemeteries
Cemitério Público de Major Fernandes Rua Primo Fernandes, s/n Major Sales Major Sales - RN 59945-000 Brazil

Surrounding Municipalities

 * North: José da Penha
 * South & East: Paraná
 * West: Luís Gomes

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal de Major Sales Rua Nilza Fernandes, 640 Centro Major Sales - RN 59945-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3388-0111 E-mail: [mailto:pmmsales@uol.com.br pmmsales@uol.com.br] Website