Novo Lino, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The municipality originated in Sítio Lino. Lieutenant Manoel Baraúna received in a sesmaria, or a land grant, from Dom Pedro II, to reward his performance in the 1865 war. The name Lino came from the first owner. Ensign Baraúna died twenty years later and his son, Manoel Baraúna Filho, inherited the lands. He began to develop the region and when he died in 1950, his lands were divided among five heirs. It was only when the village already had some movement that the Messias Dias and Guedes de Melo families moved to Novo Lino. They built many houses and gave a new energy to the town. The BR-101, which divides the municipality, also contributed to faster progress. It was precisely because of the progress that the community decided to unite and fight for the village's independence. Many worked for this and among those who stood out in the movement were names like Paulo Gomes de Barros (who became mayor), Alfredo Soares da Silva, Manoel Claudino Lemos, Manoel Sebastião de Lemos, Antonio Buarque de Lima, Izaías Buarque de Lima, João Constâncio Lima Filho, Aloísio Tavares Cordeiro, Carlos Gomes de Barros, Caetano Cavalcante, Manoel Messias da Cruz, Dionísio Guedes de Melo, Benedito Guedes de Melo and Messias José Dias. The territory was removed from Colonia Leopoldina. Political emancipation took place on December 01, 1962, through Law 2490. It was elevated to the category of municipality a with the name of Novo Lino, an ex-town.

Local Offices
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais Rua do Comércio, 310 Centro Novo Lino Novo Lino CEP: 57970-000 Alagoas Telephone: (0xx82) 3253-1162 / 99948-9846

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Ludovico Soares de Medeiros Avenida Antônio Carlos da Silva, s/n - Centro Telephone: (82) 3253-1260 E-mail: marileidenovolino@ig.com.br

Prefeitura Municipal de Novo Lino R. do Comércio, s/n – Centro CEP: 57970-000 Tel/Fax: (82) 3253-1260 / 3253-1122 Email: pmnl@oi.com.br