Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Around 1600, through letters and documents that made reference to the salt mines in the region. In 1644 the Dutch extract salt. In 1842, the small town became a parish, whose population was restricted to a square in front of the Santa Luzia chapel. On March 15, 1852, law no. 246 granted autonomy to the town of Mossoró, which was elevated to the category of town, separating itself from Açú (at the time "Princesa") and becoming a new municipality in Rio Grande do Sul. North. Ten years later, the Santa Luzia chapel was rebuilt and became a parish church. Later, on November 9, 1870, the village of Mossoró was elevated to the category of city.

Former Names:
 * Cidade 18
 * Dix Sept Rosado

Local Offices
1º Cartório de Ofício de Notas R. Cel. Vicente Sabóia,167 Centro Mossoró - RN 59600-120 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3321-4145
 * Hours: Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm

3º Tabelionato 1ª Zona de Protesto R. Santos Dumont, 92 Centro Mossoró - RN 59600-17 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3317-4278
 * Hours: Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm

Local Churches
Catedral de Santa Luzia Tv. Frei Antonio da Conceição, s/n Centro Mossoró - RN 59600-520 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3321-3157

Cemeteries
Cemitério São Sebastião R. Melo Franco, 13 Doze Anos Mossoró - RN 59600-170 Brazil

Localities

 * Fazenda Santa Luzia

Surrounding Municipalities

 * North: Tibau e Grossos
 * Northeast: Areia Branca
 * East: Serra do Mel
 * Southeast: Açu
 * South: Upanema e Governador Dix-Sept Rosado
 * West: Baraúna
 * Northwest: Aracati/CE

Other Institutions
Mossoró Centro do FamilySearch Rui Barbosa, 35 Centro Mossoró - RN 59600-230 Brazil Telephone: (84) 321-2109 E-mail: [mailto:BR_Mossoro@familyhistorymail.org BR_Mossoro@familyhistorymail.org] Website

Prefeitura Municipal Av. Alberto Maranhão, 1751 Centro Mossoró - RN 59600-005 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3315-4926 Website