Serra Redonda, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
At the beginning of the year 1780, the Portuguese brothers, Alexandre José and Pedro de Azevedo Cruz, arrived in the village of Ingá, who, visiting the interior, found, between the Gurinhém river and Pedra Lavrada, a beautiful elevation that, due to its shape, called it Serra Redonda and nearby, he decided to settle down, building his residence. It requested from the then governor of the Captaincy Jerônimo José de Melo e Castro, the donation of a sesmaria that was obtained by concession nº 773 and later, in the company of Manoel da Costa Travassos, Paulo Travassos and Antônio Gonçalves de Medeiros, obtained another donation, from nº 865, which received the name of Cáfula. From there, in the vicinity of Pedro Azevedo's house, the population nucleus that gave rise to the current city of Serra Redonda was developed. On December 31, 1936, the district of Serra Redonda appears in the municipality of Ingá. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Serra Redonda, on December 17, 1953, separated from Ingá.

Local Offices
Serra Redonda Cartório do Registro Civil Rua Dom Adauto, 15 Centro Serra Redonda PB 58385-000 Telephone: (83) 3399-4058

Online Resources

 * 1) Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013 Brazil FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

Local Churches
Paróquia SÃO PEDRO (1917) Rua Pedro de Azevedo Cruz, s/n Centro Serra Redonda PB 58385-000 Telephone: (83) 3399-4061 Website: Paróquia SÃO PEDRO E-mail: paroquia_saopedro@globomail.com