Porto Grande, AmAmapáapa, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
There is still no official survey of the municipality of Porto Grande. It is only known that the lands were dismembered from Macapá. It is rich in natural resources and has a large timber area, constituting the basis of its economy. There is no precise definition of the origin of the name Porto Grande. The oldest say that it emerged at the time when the Matapi colony was so prosperous in terms of agricultural production that the fact that the community got together to sell the product resembled a large port. There is still another version of the name that, according to some, arose from the fact that there was a commodity whose name was Porto Grande. District created with the name of Porto Grande, in 1951. Elevated to the category of municipality in 1992.

Local Offices
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais “Murici Teixeira” Rua Gerino Porto, 152 Centro Porto Grande Porto Grande 68997-000 Amapá Telephone: (0xx96) 3234-1310 Email: cartoriomurici@bol.com.br

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal do Porto Grande Avenida 8 de Agosto, 792 - Centro Telephone:(96) 9115-6980 Prefeitura Municipal de Porto Grande Rua Perimetral Norte, 1 - Centro Telephone: (96) 3234-1773 Website:http://portogrande.ap.gov.br/