Tacima, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The settlement of Tacima began in the 17th century. However, historians refer to the presence of Portuguese and Dutch expeditions in the period from 1643 to 1645, as there is a record that they went to Rio Grande do Norte in search of the famous Mina de Cunhaú. It was developed through commerce, an activity that benefited from the geographic location, the immense cotton culture and the creative activity, brought by the first residents of the place. Friar Damião de Bozzano, a religious pilgrim much venerated in the Brazilian Northeast, after a great pastoral celebration in the municipality, named the place as Campo de Santana, for being an area of ​​very extensive plateau. The origin of the name Tacima derives from a function of Ita-Cima, a word of Tupi-Guarani origin, which means smooth stone or high stone. This stone, which gave rise to the name of the place, is currently known as Pedra da Boca.

In 1911, the district of Tacima appears in the municipality of Araruna. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Tacima, on April 20, 1959, separated from Araruna. On October 1, 1996, the municipality of Tacima changed its name to Campo de Santana. On December 23, 2009, the municipality of Campo de Santana was renamed Tacima.

Local Offices
Serviço Registral e Notorial Praça João Ferreira da Silva, s/n Centro Tacima Paraíba 58240-000 Telephone: (83) 8118-5667 E-mail: cartoriodetacima@gmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia de Santana Telephone: (83) 3378-1071 E-mail: paroquiasantanapb@hotmail.com

Localities
District: Campo de Santana