Cunha, São Paulo, Brazil Genealogy

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

History

 * The official settlement and foundation of the Facão region occurred with the construction of the chapel of Jesus, Maria and José da Boa Vista, in 1724.
 * The inauguration of the chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Facão, built by Captain José Gomes de Gouveia, on his lands, took place on December 8, 1731.
 * The chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Facão became the headquarters of the Parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Facão (created between 1748-1749); while the chapel of Jesus, Maria and José da Boa Vista continued to function normally, to the joy of its devotees.
 * On September 15, 1785, the Parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Facão was elevated to the status of Village of Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Cunha. The new name is given in honor of the then governor of the Province of São Paulo, Captain-General Francisco da Cunha e Menezes. In this way, once the new town of Vila de Guaratinguetá was politically and administratively emancipated, its own municipality was created, with its first municipal chamber, jail and pillory.
 * On April 20, 1858, Vila de Cunha was elevated to the status of City by Provincial Law No. 30, sanctioned by the president of the Province, Senator José Joaquim Fernandes Torres through the decree of the Provincial Assembly of April 19, 1858.
 * On March 29, 1883, the Municipality became a District by Provincial Law No. 27, classified by decree of the Ministry of Justice of 12/23/1889, and installed on 01/10/1890. The District of Campos de Cunha (formerly Campos Novos de Cunha) was created by Municipal Law No. 5, dated 03/08/1872. The toponym Campos Novos de Cunha was simplified to Campos de Cunha by state Decree-Law No. 9073, of March 31, 1938, and fixed by Law No. 9775, of November 30, 1938.
 * On October 28, 1948, the Cunha Climate Resort was created. On September 12, 1972, through Municipal Law No. 222, the coat of arms and other municipal symbols were created, authored by Manoel Galvão Moreira and officially created by the heraldist Alcinoé Antônio Peixoto de Faria.
 * Created in 1998, the Municipal Anthem, whose lyrics were prepared by Professor Ernesto Veloso dos Santos, received the melody, composed by Antonio Benedito dos Santos (Tonic Chapter), and official orchestration for music band and choir, by Maestro Professor Victor Amato dos Saints. The Anthem was made official on May 12, 1999, through Municipal Law nº 819/99.
 * Approved in the ordinary session held by the Municipal Council of Cunha on November 20, 2017, and sanctioned on November 24 of the same year, Municipal Law nº 1569/2017 made the chapel of Jesus, Maria and José da Boa Vista official as the landmark zero of the Cunha Foundation, as well as setting the local birthday celebration date on March 19th of each year, with Cunha's age counting from the year 1724.

Former Names:
 * Facão
 * Facam

Local Offices
Oficial De Registro Civil Das Pessoas Naturais E De Interdições E Tutelas Da Sede Da Comarca De Cunha - Cunha Rua Coronel Macedo, 373 Cunha - SP 12530-000 Brazil Telephone: (12) 3111-2239 E-mail: [mailto:registrocivilcunha@yahoo.com.br EMAIL]
 * Hours: Monday to Friday, from 9am to 12pm and 1pm to 4pm.
 * Coverage area: Municipality of Cunha, except for the district of Campos de Cunha.

Oficial De Registro De Imóveis, Títulos E Documentos E Civil De Pessoa Jurídica Da Comarca De Cunha - Cunha Rua Comendador João Vaz, 104-C Cunha - SP 12530-000 Brazil Telephone: (12) 3111-1971 E-mail: [mailto:cri.cunha@hotmail.com EMAIL]
 * Hours: Monday to Friday, from 10am to 4pm.
 * Coverage area: Municipality of Cunha.

Tabelião De Notas E De Protesto De Letras E Títulos Da Comarca De Cunha - Cunha Rua Joel Mariano Leite, 20 Cunha - SP 12530-000 Brazil Telephone: (12) 3111-1230 E-mail: [mailto:cartorio.notas.cunha@terra.com.br EMAIL]
 * Hours: Monday to Friday, from 10am to 4pm.
 * Coverage area: Municipality of Cunha.

Oficial De Registro Civil Das Pessoas Naturais E Tabelião De Notas Do Distrito De Campos De Cunha Da Comarca De Cunha - Campos Da Cunha Rua Jesus Neto Fagundes, 01 Campos da Cunha - SP 12540-000 Brazil Telephone: (12) 3119-1212 E-mail: [mailto:cartoriodecamposdecunha@uol.com.br EMAIL]
 * Hours: Monday to Friday, from 10am to 4pm.
 * Coverage area: Municipality of Cunha, except Campos de Cunha district.

Cemeteries
Cemitério Municipal de Cunha Alameda Francisco da Cunha Menezes, 40 Cunha - SP Brazil

Surrounding Municipalities

 * North: Lorena e Silveiras
 * Northeast: Areias e São José do Barreiro
 * East and Southeast: Paraty e Angra dos Reis/RJ
 * South: Ubatuba
 * Southwest: São Luís do Paraitinga
 * West: Lagoinha
 * Northwest: Guaratinguetá

Other Institutions
Museu Municipal Francisco Veloso - Cunha Culture and Tradition Center Rua Comendador João Vaz s/n Centro Cunha - SP 12530-000 Brazil Telephone: (12) 3111-1499 E-mail: [mailto:museufvcunha@gmail.com EMAIL]