Pirpirituba, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The municipality of Pirpirituba owes its toponym, according to scholars on the subject, the corruption of the Tupi-Guarani word Peri-peri-tuba which means "where the reeds are born" given the abundance of this sedge in the region. Located in the territory where the municipality of Guarabira originated, of which it was an integral part, Pirpirituba was one of the first areas to be traveled by white-Portuguese and Dutch men, around 1641, in search of the riches of the Cupaoba mountain range located in the same region. Little is known about the historical evolution of the municipality. It is known, however, that the farmers Luiz Correia de Melo and Lourenço Cordeiro, in the second half of the 19th century, established the first population centers on their farms, under the name of Pirpirituba, which quickly developed thanks to cultivation and trade. of cotton. In 1937, it appears in the municipality of Guarabira, the district of Pirpirituba. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Pirpirituba, on December 2, 1953, separated from Guarabira.

Civil Registration
Cartório do Registro Civil Rua Coronel Oliveiro Lucena, 26 Centro Pirpirituba PB 58231-000 Telephone: (83) 8690-1319 E-mail: cartestela_paiva@yahoo.com.br

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia Nossa Senhora do Rosário Praça Padre Ricardo, 21 Centro Pirpirituba PB 58213-000 Telephone: (83) 3277-1110