São Bento do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy

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

History

 * October 31, 1938 - District created with the name of São Bento do Norte, by state decree nº 603, subordinate to the municipality of Baixa Verde.
 * 1939-1943 - The district of São Bento do Norte, included in the municipality of Baixa Verde.
 * July 1, 1950 - Remaining in territorial division.
 * November 19, 1953 - By state law No. 899, the municipality of Baixa Verde was renamed João Câmara, with the district of São Bento do Norte included in the municipality of João Câmara, formerly Baixa Verde.
 * November 25, 1953 - Elevated to the category of village with the name of São Bento do Norte, by state law nº 923, separated from the municipality of João Câmara. Headquarters in the former district of São Bento do Norte. Consisting of the headquarters district. Installed on 01-01-1954.
 * October 31, 1958 - By state law nº 2345, the district of Pedra Grande, formerly a settlement, is created and annexed to the municipality of São Bento do Norte.
 * December 31, 1958 - By state decree-law nº 2347, the district of Caiçara, formerly a settlement, is created and annexed to the municipality of São Bento do Norte.
 * December 31, 1958 - By state decree-law nº 2350, the district of Galinhos, formerly a settlement, is created and annexed to the municipality of São Bento do Norte.
 * July 1, 1960 - The municipality is made up of 4 districts: São Bento do Norte, Caiçara, Pedra Grande and Galinhos.
 * June 7, 1962 - By state law nº 2745, the district of Pedra Grande is separated from the municipality of São Bento do Norte. Elevated to the category of municipality.
 * March 26, 1963 - By state law nº 2838, the district of Galinhos is separated from the municipality of São Bento do Norte. Elevated to the category of municipality. In a territorial division dated 31-XII-1963, the municipality is made up of 2 districts: São Bento do Norte and Caiçara.
 * January 17, 1993 - By state law nº 6451, the municipality separates the district of Caiçara from the municipality of São Bento do Norte. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Caiçara do Norte. In a territorial division dated 31-XII-1963, the municipality is made up of the headquarters district. Thus remaining in the territorial division dated 2007.

Former Names:
 * São Bento
 * Caiçara Velha

Local Offices
Cartório Ofício único Rua Getúlio Vargas, 689 Centro São Bento do Norte - RN 59275-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3294-2524 E-mail: [mailto:sjcampestre@uol.com.br sjcampestre@uol.com.br]
 * Hours: Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5pm
 * Duties and activities: Births, Weddings, Deaths, Grades, Title Protest, Property Registration, Registration of Titles and Documents, Civil Registration of Legal Entities

Local Churches
Paróquia de São Bento Abade S/N, Praça Salviano Gomes Crisanto Centro São Bento do Norte - RN 59275-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3289-0112

Surrounding Municipalities

 * North: Oceano Atlântico
 * South: Jandaíra e Parazinho
 * East: Caiçara do Norte
 * West: Galinhos

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal Av. Ursulino Silvestre da Silva, n° 488 Centro São Bento do Norte - RN 59590-000 Brazil E-mail: [mailto:ouvidoria@saobentodonorte.rn.gov.br ouvidoria@saobentodonorte.rn.gov.br]