Almirante Tamandaré, Paraná, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The first inhabitants of the current territory of the Municipality of Almirante Tamandaré were the Tinguis Indians. In 1680, Captain Salvador Jorge Velho made "Descoberto da Conceição" (gold mining) in the Campo Magro District. The first name given to the place was Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Cercado. With this name, the village was elevated to the category of Parish on May 10, 1873, through Law nº 438. In a short time, it gained the distinction of village by Provincial Law nº 957, of October 28, 1889, the first year of the Brazilian Republic, having been the last municipality created in Paraná during the Empire. On January 9, 1890, it received its current name, a tribute to the Admiral Marquês de Tamandaré.

The history of the place is lost in time and space. Its initial inhabitants and founders were men who inhabited the primitive plateau of Paraná, not long after Gabriel de Lara, Captain Povoador, settled in Paranaguá.

In the same way as so many other surrounding municipalities, Almirante Tamandaré originated from the entrances and flags organized by Portuguese, Vincentians and Paulistas, with the objective of finding gold and preying Indians.

From the beginning of the 1930s until mid-1956, Almirante Tamandaré went through a troubled political-administrative period. State Decree No. 1702, of July 14, 1932, suppressed the village of Almirante Tamandaré, which then became part of the municipality of Rio Branco do Sul, being later restored, however, in the administrative division of December 31, 1932. 1937, Almirante Tamandaré belonged to the term and district of Curitiba.

The hardest blow in the history of Tamandare was the extinction of the municipality through Decree-law nº 7.573, of December 20, 1938, through which its territory was integrated to that of Curitiba, changing its name to Timoneira. A few years later, it would integrate the municipality of Colombo.

Only on March 24, 1956, through Law nº 2.644, sanctioned by Governor Moisés Lupion, the locality returned to the condition of municipality, also restoring its former name of Almirante Tamandaré. In this last administrative phase, the first mayor was João Batista de Siqueira.

Local Offices
Ofício do registro civil, títulos e documentos e civil de pessoas jurídicas Rua Frei Mauro, 386 Bairro Centro Almirante Tamandaré PR 83501-010 Telephone: (0xx41) 3657-2754/ 3699-1481 Fax: (0xx41) 3657-2754 E-mail: cart_att@onda.com.br

Online Resources

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

Cemeteries
Cemitério Vaticano Rua Maurício Rosemann, 1698 Almirante Tamandaré PR 83504-440 Telephone: (41) 3019-3006

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Santos Dumont Rua Francisco Krüger, 5445 Cachoeira Almirante Tamandaré PR 83504-490 Telephone: (41)3698-3145

Biblioteca Pública Municipal Dr. Harley Clovis Stocchero almirante Rua Cel. João Cândido de Oliveira, 161 Centro Almirante Tamandaré PR 83501-010 Telephone: (41)3657-2444 Ramal 22 Fax: (41)3657- 4998 E-mail: bibliotecaharleyclovisstocchero@hotmail.com