Altamira do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The history of the flow of people in Altamira do Paraná is very old. The first group of residents, formed by brave explorers and knowledgeable about the geography, fauna and flora of the region, who were willing to face the unknown and venture into the hinterland, lived scattered over large areas of land.

The most important source of income is plant extraction, firstly from yerba mate and secondly from wood, which they had in large quantities in the huge forests of the region.

Later, a settlement emerged, which in the early 1940s was already making significant progress. Since 1943, after Pitanga was transformed into an emancipated municipality of Guarapuava, the urban agglomeration gained a new administrative headquarters, forming part of the territory of the newly created municipality.

The name Altamira was given by one of the leaders of the Colonization and Development Company (CODAL) in 1962, and at that time true colonization began. CODAL, transforming the locality into a future city, measured and divided the site into different lots and marketed them, in the same way as the rural area, causing the community to develop sharply.

On November 20, 1963, the village of Altamira became an Administrative District, through State Law No. 4,784, forming part of the recently emancipated municipality of Palmital.

José Luiz Guimarães (Zeca Mineiro), arrives in Altamira with his family on 12/26/1969. Being the cousin of the pioneer Joaquim de Oliveira (Caquito), he settles from Maringá. He owned a small property on Estrada do Macaco, where he grew mint and other crops. These were difficult times, there was no electricity and no running water. Access to Altamira was via Campina da Lagoa and Nova Cantú (they passed by ferry on the Cantú River). Also via Palmital, although this access was less used, because of the distance, despite being the Administrative District of Palmital. Because of the ferries, when it rained a lot, the rivers filled and prevented the passage of vehicles. As a result, there was a shortage of industrialized goods. In 1974, Zeca Mineiro buys an energy generator and with his son Nadir Antônio, then 14 years old, they install a " after many years of residence, work and dedication to Altamira do Paraná. The episode of the pioneering installation of electric energy in Altamira do Paraná, made Nadir Antonio, take a taste for the "thing" and to this day (2015) he continues to develop electrical projects for rural electrification, commercial, residential and public lighting. for cities in the region of Campo Mourão or any other in the territory of Paraná.

Its transformation into an emancipated municipality of Palmital would take place on April 27, 1982, by State Law No. 7,571, approved by Governor Ney Aminthas de Barros Braga. The municipality was solemnly installed on February 1, 1983.

On June 15, 1983, through State Law nº 7.601, Altamira changed its name to Altamira do Paraná, because there was already a municipality in Pará with the same name. Founded: April 27, 1982

Local Offices
* Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais e tabelionato de notas Av. Jaime Canet, 62 Centro Altamira do Paraná PR 85280-000 Telephone: (0xx42) 3542-1313 / 3755-1006 /9911-1414 E-mail: cartorioaltamira@hotmail.com

Online Resources

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

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Cidadã Prof.ª Cleuza Lourdes Bósio Klein Rua Mauá, s/n Centro Altamira do Paraná PR 87280-000 Telefax: (44)3755-1019 E-mail: bibliotecacidadaaltamirapr@hotmail.com