Ângulo, Paraná, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The area of ​​the current municipality belonged to the company Companhia de Melhoramentos do Norte do Paraná. In 1946, three Russian immigrants, named Basilio Pertesew (chemical engineer), Dimitri Novikov and George Felmanas (both civil engineers), migrated to that region and jointly acquired areas from the Company to form coffee farms. They separated 30 bushels from the acquired area and allocated them to an urban area, whose project was based on the urban design of the city of Belo Horizonte.

The place, first called Fazenda Dois Irmãos, when the urban area was constituted, was renamed "Angle", due to the configuration of the entrances that delimit the region. By State Law No. 172, of September 12, 1961, the District of Ângulo was created, elevated to the category of municipality through State Law No. January 1993, being separated from the municipality of Iguaraçu. The inauguration of the first mayor took place in the municipal elections of October 3, 1992, with Mr. Angelo of Adelio Marostica.

Its main economic activities are agriculture (soybean and cotton) and poultry. The city's anniversary is celebrated on the 3rd of September.

The settlers and founders of the city, after observing the routes of the roads that gave access to this location, came to the conclusion that the city was located within an angle, by the borders of the lands of the Companhia de Melhoramentos do Norte do Paraná with the lands of the State. The Gleba Interventor and the road that linked Iguaraçu to Maringá and the Boiadeira Road that connected the Maringá Road to Florida, thus leaving the city's layout in the form of an angle, hence the origin of its name Ângulo.

To achieve political-administrative emancipation, there were many struggles, commitment and dedication of political and social leaders. There was no lack of exchanges of ideas and the search for political guidelines, mainly from former mayor Jefferson Xavier dos Santos, who endeavored to seek support from his friend and colleague Notary and politician, Mr. Antonio Facci, from the city of Maringá, who had already had worked in the political emancipation of the city of Sarandi, PR.

The first step was to form a Pro-Emancipation Commission, which was chaired by Jefferson Xavier dos Santos, with the following members: Primo Vandanir Bozelhe, Ângelo de Adélio Maróstica, Sergio Borges de Mello, Raimundo Bianchini, Pedro Moraes, José Carlos Curti, Benedito Reginaldo da Silva (Didi Vilhena), Antonio Valdecir Maróstica, Dirceu José Mazarão and Joaquim da Costa (Quito). By State Law No. 172, of September 12, 1961, the District of Ângulo was created. Elevated to the category of municipality through State Law No. January 1993, being separated from the municipality of Iguaraçu.

Former Name:
 * Fazenda Dois Irmãos

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
The most practiced religions in the city are Catholicism and Protestantism, especially the chapels dedicated to Saint Anthony and Saint John the Baptist, patron saint of the municipality.

Localities
Gleba Interventor  Estrada Boiadeira

Other Institutions
• Prefeitura Municipal de Ângulo