Castro, Paraná, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Former Names:
 * In 1855, German and Polish immigrants arrived in the municipality, founding the colonies of Terra Nova and Santa Leopoldina.
 * By provincial law No. 14, of January 21, 1857, the village gained city status, but with a simplified name for Castro.
 * Freguesia de Sant'Ana do Iapó
 * Pouso do Iapó
 * Santa Leopoldina
 * Terra Nova

Local Offices
OFÍCIO DO REGISTRO CIVIL E TABELIONATO DE NOTAS Rua Ouro Branco, 405 Jardim Bela Vista Castro PR Website: https://servico-de-registro-civil-das-pessoas.negocio.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora Sant'ana Rua General Osório Castro PR 84165-180

Paróquia São Judas Tadeu R Paulo Milek Sobrinho Vila Santa Cruz Castro PR 84168-040 Telephone: (42) 3232-4578

Cemeteries
CEMITÉRIO FREI MATHIAS Av Bento Munhoz da Rocha Neto Centro Castro PR 84165-170 Telephone: (42) 3906-2085

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal Website: http://www.castro.pr.gov.br '''Medição da posse "Ribeirão do Pinheiro Secco". 1877, proprietário Salvador José Machado''' Website: http://imagem.sian.an.gov.br/acervo/derivadas/br_rjanrio_3d/cod/0/0211/br_rjanrio_3d_cod_0_0211_d0001de0001.pdf