Ibateguara, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The population of Ibateguara originated from the ethnic mixture of the Caetés and Cariris Indians who were the first inhabitants of Alagoas. Ibateguara originated in the old Roçadinho mill owned by Claudino Costa Agra. The foundations of the settlement were laid there. It would later become the Piquete settlement. The name Piquete was the name given to the ditch made to prevent the passage of Cabanos. He intended to invade Engenho Roçadinho. Over time, the area was formed that became a village and finally a district of the municipality of São José da Laje. In a territorial division dating from 1936, the district of Piquete appears in the municipality of São José da Laje, which in 1943 was renamed Ibateguara. In place of the name “Piquete” other names were emerging, but they were not popular with the people. The first name was “São João”, then “Horizonte”, “Missão Nova”, and finally Ibateguara, which means High Place, High Mountain Range or Big Stone. Ibateguara was elevated to the category of municipality in 1957 with full emancipation on January 01, 1959.

Former Names:
 * Piquete
 * São João
 * Horizonte
 * Missão Nova

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil e Notas Ibateguara Rua do Comércio, 210 Centro Ibateguara Ibateguara CEP: 57890-000 Alagoas Telephone: (0xx82) 3203-1106 / 3203-1206

Local Churches
Paróquia de São Sebastião Rua Coronel Carlos Lyra, S/N - Centro - Ibateguara - AL CEP 57890-000 Tel.: (82) 3203-1324

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal José Luís Lessa da Silva Rua Doutor Janete de Araújo, 779 - Centro Telephone: (82) 8856-5191 E-mail: luleite.1414@hotmail.com

Prefeitura Municipal de Ibateguara R. Coronel João Bezerra, 25 – Centro CEP: 57890-000 Tel/Fax: (82) 3203-1330 Email: novaibateguara@ig.com.br Website: http://www.ibateguara.al.gov.br/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ibateguara