Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The Amargosa region was dominated by the Karamuru and Sapuyá-speaking Kariri Indians, which lasted until the mid-19th century when the remnants were massacred by the colonists. Around 1840, the thriving village started with the families of Gonçalo Correia Caldas and Francisco José da Costa Moreira began to form, around a small chapel they had built. As a result of the location and point of commercial exchange with the hinterland, in 1855, the Chapel of Nossa Senhora do Bom Conselho das Amargosas has erected a parish, belonging to Vila de Tapera (current Santa Terezinha). With the growth of the village, due to the prosperous planting of tobacco and coffee, in 1878, the Vila de Nossa Senhora do Bom Conselho das Amargosas was installed, and on July 2, 1891, the solemn session of elevation of Vila to Amargosa city category, executing the creation act of June 19, 1891, by Dr. José Gonçalves da Silva, governor of the State of Bahia. The importance of immigration and European colonization at the end of the 19th century is present in the culture of Amargosa and in the still existing buildings, whether Italian, Portuguese or Spanish, that were established in the city. Most entered the commerce with the dry and wet warehouses, emporiums, in the export and import and in the rural area with coffee and tobacco plantations. It is also necessary to emphasize the importance of Afro-descendants who arrived here as slaves to perform work in the coffee culture. The marks of these people are everywhere, whether in religiosity, musical rhythms, folklore, the way in which subsistence cultures are produced, especially in the manioc culture. of Dr. José Gonçalves da Silva, governor of the State of Bahia. The importance of immigration and European colonization at the end of the 19th century is present in the culture of Amargosa and in the still existing buildings, whether Italian, Portuguese or Spanish, that were established in the city. Most entered the commerce with the dry and wet warehouses, emporiums, in the export and import and in the rural area with coffee and tobacco plantations. It is also necessary to emphasize the importance of Afro-descendants who arrived here as slaves to perform work in the coffee culture. The marks of these people are everywhere, whether in religiosity, musical rhythms, folklore, the way in which subsistence cultures are produced, especially in the manioc culture. of Dr. José Gonçalves da Silva, governor of the State of Bahia. The importance of immigration and European colonization at the end of the 19th century is present in the culture of Amargosa and in the still existing buildings, whether Italian, Portuguese or Spanish, that were established in the city. Most entered the commerce with the dry and wet warehouses, emporiums, in the export and import and in the rural area with coffee and tobacco plantations. It is also necessary to emphasize the importance of Afro-descendants who arrived here as slaves to perform work in the coffee culture. The marks of these people are everywhere, whether in religiosity, musical rhythms, folklore, the way in which subsistence cultures are produced, especially in the manioc culture. The importance of immigration and European colonization at the end of the 19th century is present in the culture of Amargosa and in the still existing buildings, whether Italian, Portuguese or Spanish, that were established in the city. Most entered the commerce with the dry and wet warehouses, emporiums, in the export and import and in the rural area with coffee and tobacco plantations. It is also necessary to emphasize the importance of Afro-descendants who arrived here as slaves to perform work in the coffee culture. The marks of these people are everywhere, whether in religiosity, musical rhythms, folklore, the way in which subsistence cultures are produced, especially in the manioc culture. The importance of immigration and European colonization at the end of the 19th century is present in the culture of Amargosa and in the still existing buildings, whether Italian, Portuguese or Spanish, that were established in the city. Most entered the commerce with the dry and wet warehouses, emporiums, in the export and import and in the rural area with coffee and tobacco plantations. It is also necessary to emphasize the importance of Afro-descendants who arrived here as slaves to perform work in the coffee culture. The marks of these people are everywhere, whether in religiosity, musical rhythms, folklore, the way in which subsistence cultures are produced, especially in the manioc culture. Portuguese or Spanish who settled in the city. Most entered the commerce with the dry and wet warehouses, emporiums, in the export and import and in the rural area with coffee and tobacco plantations. It is also necessary to emphasize the importance of Afro-descendants who arrived here as slaves to perform work in the coffee culture. The marks of these people are everywhere, whether in religiosity, musical rhythms, folklore, the way in which subsistence cultures are produced, especially in the manioc culture. Portuguese or Spanish who settled in the city. Most entered the commerce with the dry and wet warehouses, emporiums, in the export and import and in the rural area with coffee and tobacco plantations. It is also necessary to emphasize the importance of Afro-descendants who arrived here as slaves to perform work in the coffee culture. The marks of these people are everywhere, whether in religiosity, musical rhythms, folklore, the way in which subsistence cultures are produced, especially in the manioc culture. It is also necessary to emphasize the importance of Afro-descendants who arrived here as slaves to perform work in the coffee culture. The marks of these people are everywhere, whether in religiosity, musical rhythms, folklore, the way in which subsistence cultures are produced, especially in the manioc culture. It is also necessary to emphasize the importance of Afro-descendants who arrived here as slaves to perform work in the coffee culture. The marks of these people are everywhere, whether in religiosity, musical rhythms, folklore, the way in which subsistence cultures are produced, especially in the manioc culture.

District created with the name of Amargosa, on June 30, 1855, subordinated to the municipality Tapera (later Monte Cruzeiro). Elevated to the category of a village with the name of Amargosa, on April 21, 1877, dismembered from Tapera. Headquarters in the former district of Amargosa. On June 28, 1881, the district of Tartaruga was created and annexed to the municipality of Amargosa. Elevated to the status of a city with the name of Amargosa, by the act of June 9, 1891.

Local Offices
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais Praç. Tiradentes, 366 Centro Amargosa Amargosa 45300-000 Bahia Telephone: (0xx75) 3734-1171 Fax: (0xx75) 3634-1171

Local Churches
Diocese de Amargosa Av. Lomanto Júnior, 11 - Amargosa - BA 45.300-000 Telephone: (75) 3634-1176 E-mail: diocesedeamargosa@oi.com.br

Localities
Distritos: Correntes (Itachama, Curta-mão, Tartaruga, Brejões, Ribeirão, Triunfo (Veados), São Roque (Diogenes Sampaio),