Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Although it is common the idea that the name of the municipality is a tribute to the former Brazilian president João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo, the name of the municipality honors João Batista Figueiredo de Tenreiro Aranha, President of the Province of Amazonas at the time of the Empire. Initially, the idea was to honor the President of the Republic, but he did not accept that the municipality was named after him. So, they remember the former president of the imperial colonial period, and the name could be made official. The origins of the municipality are mainly linked to Novo Airão and Itapiranga, from which most of the territory that today constitutes Presidente Figueiredo was divided, as well as Manaus whose neighborhood was an influential factor in the development of the region. The first population settlements in these poles date back to 1657, to the place where today is the city of Manaus, and 1668, the place today is the seat of Novo Airão. It was from these nuclei that the consolidation and expansion of the settlement of Baixo Rio Negro took place. On December 10, 1981, by Constitutional Amendment nº 12, the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo was created, with territories divided from Novo Airão (its part in the extreme east, bordering Manaus) and from Itapiranga (Vila and surroundings of Balbina), as well as as adjacent areas of Silves and Urucará. The installation of the municipality took place with the general elections of 1982 and, consequently, with the inauguration of the mayor and councilors in January 1983. the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo is created, with the divided territories of Novo Airão (its part in the extreme east, bordering Manaus) and Itapiranga (Vila and surroundings of Balbina), as well as adjacent areas of Silves and Urucará. The installation of the municipality took place with the general elections of 1982 and, consequently, with the inauguration of the mayor and councilors in January 1983. the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo is created, with the divided territories of Novo Airão (its part in the extreme east, bordering Manaus) and Itapiranga (Vila and surroundings of Balbina), as well as adjacent areas of Silves and Urucará. The installation of the municipality took place with the general elections of 1982 and, consequently, with the inauguration of the mayor and councilors in January 1983.

Elevated to the category of municipality and district with the name of Presidente Figueiredo, in 1981. Date of Installation: 07/02/1985

Local Offices
Ofício do judicial e anexo Cartório Judicial e Extrajudicial Praça. Cívica, s/n Morada do Sol Presidente Figueiredo Presidente Figueiredo 69735-000 Amazonas Telefone/Fax:0xx92) 3324-1606 Email:cartoriojudicial-pf@hotmail.com

Online Resources

 * 1634-1878 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Localities
The municipality is made up of 2 districts: Presidente Figueiredo and Balbina.

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Municipal Professor Rui Souto de Alenca Rua Ajuricaba, 281 Telephone:(92) 33241069 E-mail:iedmicacios@hotmail.com

Prefeitura Municipal BR 174, Km 107 Centro 69735-000 Website: http://www.pmpf.am.gov.br/