Capela, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The construction of a small church dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Conceição begins the history of the municipality of Capela. As in other cities, it was the work on the chapel that gave impetus to the installation of the first houses in the region, until the village emerged.

With the dismemberment of the municipality of Atalaia, the village was elevated to the category of village, according to Decree 52, of July 1860. At the same time, its name was changed to "Paraíba". In 1890, it was elevated to the category of village with the name of Capela, with political emancipation on Octover 16, 1890. In June 1904, the village was renamed Euclides Malta, becoming the municipal seat. In 1912, the Capela headquarters were re-established with the name of Paraíba. A few years later, another law returned the old name. On July 2, 1919, it was elevated to the category of city, Paraíba, and the municipality reverted to the name Capela. In 1943, the municipality was renamed "Conceição do Paraíba", because of the devotion that the population dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Conceição and also in homage to the Paraíba River, which crosses the municipality. It was only in 1949 that the city definitively returned to the name of Capela.

Former Names:
 * Capela
 * Euclides Malta
 * Paraíba
 * Conceição da Paraíba

Local Offices
2º Serviço Notarial e Protesto de Letras e Títulos Rua Mário Montenegro, nº 34 - Capela - AL, CEP: 57780-000 Telefone: (082) 9667-3747 E-mail: cartorio-notasprotestoscapela@hotmail.com

Alagoas Cartório 1º Ofício Registro de Imóveis e Títulos Rua Francisco Avelino, 434 - Capela - AL, CEP: 57780-000 Telephone: (082) 3287-1299 E-mail: marcio.tenorio@hotmail.com

Serviço Registral das Pessoas Naturais Rua Ignácio Moraes, S/N - Capela - AL, CEP: 57780-000 Telefone: (082) 3287-1834 E-mail: registrocivilcapela@hotmail.com

Local Churches
Paróquia de Nossa Senhora da Conceição Rua Pedro Paulino, 319 - Centro - Capela - AL CEP 57780-000 Telephone: (82) 99613-9804

Localities
The municipality consists of 2 districts: Capela and Santa Efigênia.

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Monsenhor Tertuliano Passos Lima Avenida Paulo M. de Albuquerque Lote Claudina, 75 - Centro Telefone: (82) 9961-6114 E-mail: angelo_arthur@hotmail.com

Prefeitura Municipal de Capela End.: R. Pedro Paulino, 334, Centro CEP: 57780-000 Tel/Fax: (82) 3287-1122 / 3287-1105 Email: pmcapela_alagoas@ibest.com.br Website: http://prefeituradecapela.al.gov.br/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prefeituradecapelaoficial/