Altamira, Pará, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Although it is known that even before 1750 the ancient Jesuit Missions already inhabited the Xingu region, resulting in the emergence of Vila de Altamira, the first formal record of its existence dates from April 14, 1874, which creates the municipality of Souzel, in which the region that today comprises the municipality of Altamira was inserted. Due to the large physical extension and administrative needs, on November 6, 1911, the municipality of Altamira was created. Altamira has established itself as a polarizing center in the south of the state. Its official origin was directly linked to: a) the colonization of the Jesuit Missions, in the first half of the 18th century; b) the extraction of rubber that lasted until the middle of the 20th century; and c) the process of interiorization of Brazil with the opening of the Amazon frontier, starting in the 1970s. Its unofficial history has always been linked to the presence of indigenous people in this territory. Since the rubber period, the urban network of the Xingu region has been structured around Altamira. Agriculture – mainly rice, cocoa, beans, corn and black pepper –, the extraction of rubber and Brazil nuts and livestock are the main economic activities in the municipality. The region, however, faces economic and social problems as the necessary investments in infrastructure have not been made. Ecotourism has great potential in the municipality, but it is very little explored[10]. In 1972, the ground zero of the Transamazon Highway (BR-230) was implemented in this municipality by the Brazilian president Emílio Garrastazu Médici. A period of intense exploration of the Amazon forest began, with settlers' settlements and the opening of land roads, some already abandoned and others that generated the municipalities in the region (Medicilândia, Anapu, Vitória do Xingu etc.). April 14, 1874 - creation of the Vila de Altamir. November 6, 1911 - creation of the municipality of Altamira. Former Names:
 * Xingu
 * Vila de Altamira
 * Souzel

Local Offices
Ofício de Registro de Imóveis e Tabelionato de Notas Travessa Paula Marques, 386 Centro 68371-080 Telephone: (93) 515-0014

Ofício de Registro de Pessoas Jurídicas e Tabelionato de Notas Rua Cel. José Porfírio 1306 – Centro 68370-000 Telephone: (93) 3515-1119

Ofício de Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais e Tabelionato de Notas Rua Magalhães Barata 1649 – Centro 68371-010 Telephone: (93) 3515-2628 E-mail: cartorio3oficioatm@gmail.com

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal de Altamira Rua Otaviano Santos 2288 - Sudan I 68371-250 Telephone: (93) 3515-1845 E-mail: email@altamira.pa.gov.br Facebook: Prefeitura de Altamira - PA Website: Portal de Transparencia Prefeitura de Altamira - PA