Maravilha, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The original toponym of Maravilha was Cova de Defuntos or Grave of the Dead. There was a large grave on the site where the dead of the cholera epidemic were buried. The dead were mourned by thousands of families in the northeast. A priest passed by the village while visiting the area, and he exclaimed, "This place will still be a wonder!" His expression was recorded among the people of the village and later used to give the city its name. Its settlement is due to Domingos Gomes and Manoel Damião de Carvalho. In territorial divisions dating from 1936 and 1937, it appears it appears in the municipality of Santana do Ipanema o distrito de maravilha. It was elevated to the category of municipality, in 1958, with full emancipation on February 01, 1959.

Former Names:
 * Cova de Defuntos

Local Offices
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais e tabelionato de notas Rua José Vieira de Carvalho, s/n Centro Maravilha Maravilha CEP: 57520-000 Alagoas Telephone: (0xx82) 3625-1371 / 98113-5293 Email: leniltonfernandoalcantarasilva@gmail.com

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Petronila Barbosa de Carvalho Rua Herculino Carvalho, s/n - Centro Telephone: (82) 3625-1123 / (82) 8116 5934 E-mail: Mariah_dil@hotmail.com

Prefeitura Municipal de Maravilha Pç. Francisco Soares, 29 – Centro CEP: 57520-000 Tel/Fax: (82) 3625-1123 / 3625-1138 Website: http://maravilha.al.gov.br/