Borba, Amazonas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The origin of the city of Borba, was founded by the Portuguese Jesuit Father João Sampaio, a member of the Society of Jesus. Borba was the first village created in Amazonian territory, it originated from Aldeia do Trocano, and was founded in 1728, or a little later, by Frei João Sampaio. The Muras Indians originally inhabited the region. Still in the year 1833, Borba loses the category of Village, passing to the Parish, with the name of Araretama. In 1857, Borba returned to the status of village and, consequently, the seat of the municipality. In 1858, it lost again the category of Village. In 1877, the village is re-established and becomes the seat of the municipality again. In 1886, the municipality is once again extinct. In 1888, the municipality of Borba was definitively created, with territory separated from Manaus. In 1928, the seat of the municipality is elevated to the category of city. Date of Installation: 01/01/1939 Former Names:
 * Trocan
 * Borba a Nova
 * Parish of Santo Antonio de Araretâma
 * Araretama

Local Offices
Ofício do Judicial e Anexo Cartório da Comarca de Borba Av Getulio Vargas nº 1117 Centro Borba Borba 69200-000 Telephone:92-35121351/35121582 Email:ivoalmeida.tabeliao@bol.com.br

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Borba Rua Constantino Neri s/n

Prefeitura Municipal Av 13 de Maio, 108 Centro 69200-000 Telephone: (92) 512-1423 - Fax: (92) 712-1423 Website: www.prefeituradeborba.am.gov.br