Pão de Açúcar, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The settlement began around 1611, through the mixture of non-Indians and Indians from Serra do Aracaré, State of Sergipe. At the beginning of the 17th century, the Urumaris, Indians who inhabited the region, obtained land from King D. João IV on the banks of the São Francisco River. They named the place "Jaciobá", which in the Tupi-Guarani language means "Mirror of the Moon". The donation caused the envy of the Chocó Indians, who invaded the Urumaris' lands and expelled them from it. In 1634, Cristovão da Rocha took possession of the lands where the municipality is today. In 1660, however, the lands passed, by sesmaria letter, to the Portuguese Lourenço José de Brito Correia, who installed a cattle ranch and named it Pão de Açúcar. The name comes from the shape of one of the hills that was similar to the way in which sugar was purified. In 1815, the lands were auctioned and bought by the family of Father José Rodrigues Delgado, who gave great impulse to the development of the village. The parish was created in 1853. The District was created with the name of Pão de Açúcar, in 1853. It was elevated to the category of village and on March 03,1854, it was fully emancipated and removed from Mata Grande. It was elevated to the status of city on June 18, 1887, through Law 756, and removed from Mata Grande.

Former Names:
 * Jaciobá

Local Offices
'''Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais, Cartório de Registro Civil Rua Prof. Antônio de Freitas Machado, s/n Centro Pão de Açúcar Pão de Açúcar CEP: 57400-000 Alagoas Telephone: (0xx82) 3624-1407 /99910-5965

Localities

 * Poço do Sal
 * Chifre do Bode

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Escritor Aldemar de Mendonça Avenida Bráulio Cavalcante, s/n - Centro Telephone: (82) 9923-0602 E-mail: jurandirbozo@hotmail.com

Prefeitura Municipal de Pão de Açúcar Av. Bráulio Cavalcante, 493 – Centro CEP: 57400-000 Tel/Fax: (82) 3624-1130 Website: http://www.paodeacucar.al.gov.br/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prefpaodeacucar/