Camalaú, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Camalaú is a name of indigenous origin. It could have been the name of an indigenous chief or a group of aborigines who lived in the vicinity of the area in which the city is situated, just as it could have been just the name of the area in which these primitives reside. CAM/B/ARA/Ú (=RIO DO CAMARÁ, from the Tupi-Guarani language). It happens, however, that Tupi-Guarani was not a language spoken by the primitive inhabitants of the region (Cariris and Tarairiús). In the second half of the 19th century, the families of João José Cardoso da Silva and Clemente José de Oliveira, coming from Pernambuco, settled in the region where the Municipality is located, organizing the Boa Vista and Camalaú farms, respectively. Until 1872, the tribe of CAIBUS inhabited nearby, whose Warrior Chief was Camalaú, origin of the name of the place. Rosa Cardoso donated the land for the construction of the Church. In 1911, the district of Camalaú appears in the municipality of Alagoa do Monteiro. On March 30, 1938, the district of Canalaú e Tigre was renamed Camalaú again. On November 15, 1938, the municipality of Alagoa do Monteiro was renamed simply Monteiro. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Camalaú, on December 12, 1961, separated from Monteiro.

Local Offices
Cartório de Registro Civil e Notas Rua nominando Firmo, 16 Centro Caraúbas PB 58530-000 Telephone: (83) 3302-1051

Cartório Distrital de Pindurão Rua Nossa Senhora da Conceição, s/n Centro Caraúbas PB 58533-000 Telephone: (83) 3302-3017

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
'''PARÓQUIA DE SÃO PEDRO 1923 Rua Dr. Mauro de Farias, 335 Centro Caraúbas PB 58595-000 Telephone: (83) 3307-1105 / (83) 3307-1095 E-mail: paroquiaspedrocbc@gmail.com