Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
In 1935, French merchant Renê Cellot and his daughter Geanine Cellot bought the first plots of land, intended for urban construction. Thus, on September 28, 1935, Renê Cellot and his daughter established themselves with a commercial house in the same place where the Banco Brasileiro de Discounts building is still located, Rua das Andorinhas esq. with Av. Arapongas, former Av. President Vargas. In the same year, the first agricultural plot was opened and sold to Brazilian farmer Floriano Freire. Immediately, several other farmers, of different nationalities, took up residence in the place and established themselves with commercial houses. In the following years, the plots destined to the Colonies formed by Japanese and Slavic immigrants were populated, thus emerging, in 1937, the already populated Colonies Esperança and Orle, which greatly contributed to the progress and expansion of the new Arapongas heritage. From the municipality of Londrina until 1943, when Rolândia was created, to which it now belongs, now as a judicial district, created by Law nº 199 of December 30, 1943, which approved the new administrative division of Paraná, to run for the five-year period 1943-1947. Due to the lack of transport, the district grew slowly, this problem was even worse due to the restrictions caused by the second world war. Under these conditions, until 1945, the district headquarters had about 600 houses and was served by the then São Paulo-Paraná Railway, which was soon incorporated, becoming part of the Paraná - Santa Catarina Road Network. Nevertheless, the people of Arapongas continued to fight bravely for their progress and well-being, coming to constitute an entity with the name of the Society of Friends of Arapongas, to fight for their autonomy, progress and development. And that was how, as a result of these efforts, the State Government, by law nº 2 of October 10, 1947, created the municipality of Arapongas, separating it from Rolândia and elevating its seat to the category of city. At that time, the municipality had a total area of ​​2007 square kilometers and was made up of the administrative districts of the municipal headquarters, Astorga and Sabáudia.

A few days after the publication of Law nº 2 of October 10, 1947, Mr. José Simonetti who remained until the inauguration of the first elected mayor, Dr. Julio Junqueira, on November 9, 1947, by a coalition of opposition parties. The possession of Dr. Julio Junqueira took place thirty days after the election.

The first mayor faced several political problems, having even removed his mandate, which he got rid of through a skillful political maneuver. On January 16, 1948, the district, created shortly before, was installed in the first tier category, and two years later it was directly elevated to the third tier category. The first Judge of Law was Dr. Ismael Dorneles de Freitas, and the first Public Prosecutor was Dr. Marcolino Leite de Paula e Silva. On July 22, 1951, Mr. João Cernichiaro, who, like his predecessor, struggled with serious political problems. Even so, Arapongas continued to progress. During this period, the paving of the city's public spaces began; the City Hall complex was built; several highways were opened and numerous municipal schools were created. Twice João Cernichiaro had his mandate canceled, and twice two Mayors tried to assume the functions of the Municipal Mayor, only failing to do so due to the mayor's intrepidity and bravery, who resisted even by force the maneuvers of Town hall. Finally, resorting to the higher court. João Cernichiáro, won the case, remaining in power until the end of his term. In 1952 Arapongas lost the territory of the district of Astorga, which was separated and transformed into an autonomous municipality. The measure put in place by the State Government did not have a good repercussion, so much so that of the twenty councilors with a seat in the City Council, five resigned from their mandate, in protest. In 1954, the municipality of Arapongas underwent a new separation, with the creation of the municipality of Sabáudia, territory of the former district of the same name. With this further loss, the commune was reduced to the district area and municipal seat. Arapongas in recent years (1959) has been greatly boosted by administrators and the city, mainly, has progressed extraordinarily, placed among the largest and most important urban centers in Northern Paraná.

1935: French merchant Renê Cellot and his daughter Geanine Cellot bought the first plots of land. 1936: Arrival of the first Japanese and Slavic immigrants. December 30, 1943: Arapongas becomes part of the district of Rolândia. October 10, 1947: Creation of the municipality of Arapongas, separating it from Rolândia and raising its headquarters to the category of city and having Mr. José Simonetti as mayor. 1952: Arapongas lost the territory of the district of Astorga, which was dismembered and transformed into an autonomous municipality. 1954: Sabáudia is separated from the municipality of Arapongas.

Local Offices
1º Cartório de Registro Civil Rua Drongo, 1553 86701-220 Telephone: (43) 3055-4787

1º Tabelionato de Notas e 1º Ofício do Registro de Imóveis Avenida Arapongas, 342 Centro 86701-000 Telephone: (43) 3252-2066

2º Tabelionato de Notas e Ofício de Registro de Imóveis Avenida Arapongas, 09 Centro 86700-050 Telephone: (43) 3252-0433

Online Resources

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

Cemeteries
Cemitério Municipal de Arapongas Rua das Rolinhas, 1775 Arapongas PR Telephone: (43) 3902-1199

Jardim das Acácias - Cemitério Parque Rodovia PR 218 Km 04 Jardim Universitario Centro Arapongas PR 86702-670, Telephone: (43) 3172-5500 WebSite: www.jardimacacias.com.br

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Machado de Assis  Rua Mutum s/ nº Centro Praça Cacilda Becker Centro 86.700-435 Telephone: (43) 3902-1225 E-mail: cultura.biblioteca@arapongas.pr.gov.br

MAHRA – Museu de Arte e História de Arapongas Praça Pio XII, s/ nº Centro Antigo Paço MunicipalCentro 86.700-435 Telephone: (43) 3902-1261 E-mail: cultura.museu@arapongas.pr.gov.br

Prefeitura Municipal de Arapongas Rua Garças, 750 Centro Centro Centro Praça Maria do Rocio Pugliesi Centro 86700-285 Telephone: (43) 3902 - 1000 WebSite: www.arapongas.pr.gov.br