Codajás, Amazonas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Located on the left bank of the Solimões River (AM), on a flat and low-lying terrain, is the old village, today the city of Codajás. It was originally a village of Cudaiá of Indians of the same name. Later, it became an inn for the Muras or Môras Indians, who still in the mid-18th century occupied the banks and lakes of the Amazon and Madeira rivers. In the vicinity of the town there are numerous lakes, quite fishy, ​​among them the lake of Cudaiá (Miuá), where in 1864 José Manoel da Rocha Thury arrived from "Thuryassú", in Maranhão, bringing with him several families and laying the foundations of Codajás, which contributed a lot to the growth of the place, implanting a cattle farm that became prosperous. At that time, the locality received the name of Barreiras de Cudajáz.

In 1862, the parish of Nossa Senhora das Graças de Codajás was created. Elevated to the status of town with the name of Codajás, in 1874. In 1938, it receives city forums. Date of Installation: 01/01/1939

Former Names:
 * Nossa Senhora das Graças de Codajás
 * Barreiras de Cudajáz
 * Vila Cudajáz
 * Vila Solimões

Local Offices
Cartório do Ofícial e Anexo Cartório Johnson Rua João Pessoa s/n Esquina com Getulio Vargas Centro Codajas Codajas Estado do Amazonas 69450-000 Telephone: (97)33571747 Email: lins_jonas@hotmail.com

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Mozart Farias Municipal Rua Lupercínio Mariano, s/n São Francisco Telephone: (97) 3483-1776

Prefeitura Municipal Rua 5 de Setembro, 592 Centro 69450-000