Caraúbas, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Caraúbas? Indigenous word that in the Tupi language means black-shelled fruit. Originated from a farm founded by Portuguese settlers in the early years of the 18th century, on the banks of the Paraíba do Norte River. Presenting favorable conditions and being inserted in the context of the sugar cycle, dominant on the Pernambuco coast, it quickly developed and, around 1780, it already had characteristics of a future village, including a small church in the center. More and more settlers arrived, exploring their lands, founding farms and producing wealth. However, in 1856 Caraúbas suffers from cholera that causes many victims, fills the Rosário church with graves and motivates the construction of another church (of São Pedro) and a cemetery; the community regenerates itself on February 20, 1891, by decree of the Provisional Republican government it is elevated to the category of village. Despite the limitations of the means of transport and communication (tropeiros), the occurrence of periodic droughts, among other obstacles, Caraúbas continued to pursue progress, including in the education of their children from traditional families such as: Faria Castro, Neves Jordão and Correia Neves, who began to study Medicine, Law, Economics, etc. In addition to livestock, since the beginning of its foundation Caraúbas has had another economically important product the cotton. And manipulating these, there were always strong men like Colonel Serveliano de Farias Castro and Major Eduardo Ferreira Filho, the latter was a pioneer in several aspects, as owner of the first car in Cariúbas (a 1929 FORD) and the first telegraph system (1931 ) The public telegraph had only arrived in 1948. Another product of economic importance for Caraúbas was caroá. Even though it was a quick cycle 1940s especially; brought new elements to Caraúbas, such as: bakers, tailors, and mechanics. For a moment, that rural village of agricultural tradition also lived the experience of an industrial sector, thanks to the processing plants installed in the old cotton steamers. From the 1940s onwards, Caraúbas gave priority to urban investments. Perhaps it was the reflexes of the Second World War, in which he participated, including recruiting his children to the ranks (of the six summoned, two sent to the battlefields from where only one returned). The first school group (1953) was built; the Campos reservoir, by the DNOCS (1953); the installation of the lighting system, diesel (1953), among others. In 1911, it appears in the municipality of São João do Cariri, the district of Caraúbas. On March 30, 1938, the district of Caraúbas returned to belong to the municipality of São João do Cariri. On December 31, 1943, the district of Caraúbas was renamed Caraibeiras. On January 7, 1949, the district of Caraibeiras was renamed Caraúbas again. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Caraúbas, on April 29, 1994, separated from São João de Caraúbas.

Local Offices
Cartório Carmo Sousa Rua Dr. Mauro Farias, 354 Centro Caraúbas Paraíba 58595-000 '''Telephone: (83) 8838-4090 E-mail: cartorio_carmosousa@hotmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia São Pedro Rua Dr. Mauro Farias, s/n Centro Caraúbas Paraíba 58595-000 Telephone: (83) 3307-1105 E-mail: paroquiaspedrocbc@gmail.com