Taipu, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy

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

History

 * 1889 - The district of Picada changed its name, changing its name to Taipu on June 28.
 * 1891 - Taipu is elevated to the category of village by state decree nº 97, of March 18, separated from the municipality of Ceara-Mirim.

Former Names:
 * Picada

Local Offices
Cartório Ofício único Rua Salvina Miranda, 11-B Centro Taipu - RN 59565-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3264-2477 / 9146-7790 E-mail: [mailto:cartoriotaipu@hotmail.com cartoriotaipu@hotmail.com]
 * Hours: Monday to Friday, from 8am to 12pm and from 2pm to 5pm
 * Duties and Activities: Births, Weddings, Deaths, Interdictions and Guardianships, Grades, Title Protest, Property Registration, Registration of Titles and Documents, Civil Registration of Legal Entities

Local Churches
Igreja Nossa Senhora do Livramento Tv. Antonio Cruz, 542 Centro Taipu - RN 59565-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 59565-000
 * Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 8:00am to 8:00pm

Cemeteries
Cemitério Público Municipal R. Cel. Manuel Eugênio, s/n Zona Rural Taipu - RN 59565-000 Brazil

Localities

 * Fazenda Tabuleiro do Barreto

Surrounding Municipalities

 * East: Ceará-Mirim
 * North: Pureza
 * South: Ielmo Marinho
 * West: Bento Fernandes and Poço Branco

Other Institutions
Natal Brasil Potengi Centro do FamilySearch Rua Piracanjuba, 1600 Santarém Taipu - RN 59125-110 Brazil Telephone: (84) 661-9902 E-mail: [mailto:BR_NatalPotengi@familyhistorymail.org BR_NatalPotengi@familyhistorymail.org]
 * Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Prefeitura Municipal de Taipu R. Antonio Alves da Rocha,304 Centro Taipu - RN 59565-000 Brazil Website Facebook Instagram