Caraúbas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The district of Caraúbas was created by Law n°250, of March 23, 1852 and elevated to parish by Law n°408, of September 1, 1858. On March 5, 1868, through Law n°601, Caraúbas separated from Apodi and became a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte.

Former Names: Várzea das Caraúbas; later the Payacus Indians called Carahu-mba (black coat fruit) – the name of a tree in the indigenous language (Tupy Guarany); Soon after, the drovers called it Caraúbas, a name that passed to the Municipality and later to the city.

Local Offices
Cartório Ofício Único Pç. Cel. Reinaldo Pimenta, 66 Centro Caraúbas - RN 59665-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3337-2155 E-mail: [mailto:of_unico_caraubas@hotmail.com of_unico_caraubas@hotmail.com]

Local Churches
Igreja Matriz Pç. São Sebastião, s/n Centro Caraúbas - RN 5966-500 Brazil

Surrounding Municipalities

 * Apodi
 * Felipe Guerra
 * Governador Dix-Sept Rosado
 * Janduís
 * Olho-d'Água do Borges

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal Manoel António, 64 Centro Caraúbas - RN 5966-500 Brazil Telephone: (84) 5966500-000 Facebook