Alto Paraná, Paraná, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The first movements with the intention of colonization that took place in the Alto Paraná region began in August 1949, during this period the Ypiranga real estate company, owned by Boralli & Held, acquired from Companhia de Terras Norte do Paraná the amount of one hundred and fifty thousand bushels of land, outlining the profile of the future city.

In mid-1949, no less than four hundred families started agricultural plantations on the outskirts of the urban core. The Boralli & Held company created a real frenzy, as it brought at least ten thousand people to the region in the first year alone, for this it maintained its own work system, facilitating the acquisition of land and urban plots in the growing city.

The installation of the first sawmill in Alto Paraná dates from this initial period, where the demand for processed wood was very high, as dozens, hundreds of houses were built in record time. A highly positive point was the efficiency of the private initiative in managing the sale of land, and another factor was the subdivision into small lots, a kind of institutionalized agrarian reform, which, combined with the great fertility of the soil, ensured the success of the enterprise.

By State Law No. 613, of January 27, 1951, the village was elevated to the category of Administrative District of the municipality of Nova Esperança.

Alto Paraná was a landmark of civilization, because in a short time it was politically emancipated from Nova Esperança, which took place on August 19, 1953, through State Law No. 1,190, whose installation took place on May 5, 1954. The first elected municipal mayor was Mr. Agostinho A. Stefanello, and the following councilors made up the legislature installed in 1955. Agenor Nocetti, Reginaldo Mafra, Augusto Pereira Ayres, José Leonardo Freiberger, José dos Santos, Eugenio Mazon, Valdevino Tavares, Vitor Fontana and Domingos Beraldi.

Founded: May 5, 1954

Local Offices
Cartório de registro civil, títulos e documentos e pessoas jurídicas Av. Paraná, 2050 Centro Alto Paraná Paraná 87750-000 Telephone: (0xx44) 3447-1714 E-mail: cartorioaltoparana@hotmail.com

Online Resources

 * Brazil, Paraná, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013 no Registros Históricos do FamilySearch

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Cidadã Fonte do Saber Rua Inglaterra, 1753 Centro Alto Paraná Paraná 87750-000 Telephone: (44) 3447-1750 E-mail: harim_toral@hotmail.com

Biblioteca Pública Municipal Prof. Olympio Begnini Filho Rua Estados Unidos, 2519 Centro Alto Paraná Paraná 87750-000 Telephone: (44)3447-1872 E-mail: biblioteca-pmap@hotmail.com

Prefeitura Municipal de Alto Paraná Rua José Anchieta, 1641 Centro Alto Paraná Paraná Telephone: (44) 3447-1122 E-mail: prefeitura@altoparana.pr.gov.br