Chã Preta, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The colonization of Chã Preta began around 1865, where the city hall is now located. There was the headquarters of the Chã Preta farm. The movement of the locality, which continued with the name of Chã Preta and belonged to Viçosa, grew rapidly and, in 1909, the fair was created. Near Chã Preta there was a town called Tobias, where the fair was held. A good part of the inhabitants wanted the center of the village to be transferred there. Soon, however, the place went into decline and Chã Preta continued its development. In the period from 1938 to 1947, the city was abandoned by the administrators of Viçosa and the movement in defense of emancipation began to form. The dispute caused an unprecedented event in the public administration of Alagoas: the subordination of Chã Preta to Correntes, a municipality in Pernambuco, where the local movement was diverted. With the Constitution of 1946, Chã Preta started to have representation in the City Council of Viçosa. In 1962, the village was emancipated.

District created in 1938. Elevated to the category of municipality in 1962. Emancipation: 03/11/1962

Local Offices
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais e tabelionato de notas

Serviço Registral e Notarial de Chã Preta

Endereço: Rua Dr. Chico Teixeira, 79

Bairro: Centro

Distrito: Chã Preta

Cidade: Chã Preta

CEP: 57760-000

Estado: Alagoas

Telefone: (0xx82) 3204-1131

Local Churches
Paróquia de Nossa Senhora da Conceição Praça Terezinha Brandão, S/N - Centro - Chã Preta - AL CEP 57760-000 Tel.: (82) 3204-1281

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Gregório Vasconcelos Rua Padre Dimas, s/n - Centro Telephone: (82) 9950-5775 / (82) 3372-9009 E-mail:	ascumpet@bol.com.br

Prefeitura Municipal de Chã Preta Rua Doutor Chico Teixeira, 115, Bairro Centro CEP: 57.760-000 - Chã Preta - AL Tel./Fax: (82) 3204-1132 E-mail: cha_preta_al@hotmail.com Website: http://www.chapreta.al.gov.br/