Nova Floresta, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The municipality of Nova Floresta emerged around 1870 in the site estrondo. The first resident of the site estrondo was Mr. Cecílio Ferreira de Araújo, father-in-law of the Lords: Manuel Ramos Dantas, better known as Manuel Cazuza, Sandoval Sabino de Araújo and Luiz Sabino, Mr. Cecílio was the owner of the lands of estrondo and the flour house belonging to the municipality of Cuité-PB. In 1927, Mr. Benedito Marinho da Costa, who established himself with a small trade, from there the small village took shape. As early as 1930, Mr. Benedito Marinheiro transferred part of his business to Felinto Florentino de Azevedo, who acquired many lands in the region. In 1936, Felinto Florentino de Azevedo (23 August 1881 - 1962), who had arrived in the town in 1934, donated the land for the construction of the Capela de São Severino Bispo and built numerous residences, facilitating the conditions for growth. After two years, the first open-air market of the settlement took place, which is still very busy today, was on a Sunday in 1938. As time went by, the village grew and gained cultural spaces such as the Nova Floresta Clube, the The oldest public building in the city, in 1951. The following year, the Muirapiranga Amplifier was inaugurated by the young Menézio Dantas. As a result of the urban, population and cultural growth of the then village of Nova Floresta, on March 29, 1955, it was elevated to the category of district belonging to Cuité. By 1959, Nova Floresta already had a club, a public school, a radio broadcasting service, the civil registry office and the economy revolved around small commerce and subsistence agriculture and the culture of sisal, highlighting the work of the Lima family, mainly Irineu Ferreira de Lima and later Sebastião Clementino de Lima, farmers who gave rise to agave plantation in the region, making the city the largest fiber producer in Brazil. In politics, Benedito Marinho da Costa was his representative in the city council of Cuité, factors that contributed to his elevation to municipality. District created with the name of Nova Floresta, on March 29, 1955, subordinated to the municipality of Cuité. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Nova Floresta, on April 30, 1959, separated from Cuité.

Local Offices
Cartório Único Rua Prefeito Felinto Florentino, 608 Centro Nova Floresta PB 58178-000 Telephone: (83) 3374-1414 E-mail: cartoriodenovafloresta@neocart.com.br

Online Resources

 * Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013 no Registros Históricos do FamilySearch

Local Churches
PARÓQUIA DE SÃO SEVERINO BISPO – 2010 Rua Felinto Florentino, 599 Centro 58178-000 Nova Floresta PB Telephone: (83) 3374-1190 E-mail: paroquiasaoseverinobispo@hotmail.com