Gurinhém, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
It is believed that given the proximity to the old mission of Pilar, today the municipality of Pilar, its history is closely linked to that community, founded by Jesuit priests from Serra do Fagundes. The elevation of Pilar to the category of municipality dates from September 14, 1758. The Gurinhém river, which gave rise to the name of the municipality - Gurin-Y-Ê -, already had another name. It was known as the Cantagalo River, due to its origin: it rises in the Serra Cantagalo in the municipality of Serra Redonda, and extends to Fazenda Maraú, located in the municipality of Cruz do Espírito Santo, it is intermittent, and also the largest tributary of the Paraíba River, the one that only fills in the winter, and is completely scarce in the summer. However, in the 1980s, tragedy struck. With a harsh winter, there was a great flood caused by heavy rains, which, burst their dams, caused the flooding of streets, flooding houses and displacing many families. Having nowhere to go, the families stayed in public schools for an indefinite period. With this flood, there was the construction and formation of a housing complex to try to overcome the losses of the affected families, this complex was named Conjunto Boa Esperança, and gave rise to the formation of another complex, Conjunto Mangueira, which with the sensitivity and companionship of the population, which gathered on the day of fraternity organized by the Church, built houses of mud. District created with the name of Gurinhém, on October 30, 1873 the district of Gurinhém, is in the municipality of Pilar. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Gurinhém, on December 19, 1958, separated from Pilar.

Local Offices
Cartório de Registro Civil Rua Severino Emídio de Paiva, s/n Centro Gurinhém PB 58356-000 Telephone: (83) 3285-1121

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia NOSSA SENHORA DA CONCEIÇÃO (1873) Rua Dep. Humberto Lucena, 2 Centro Gurinhém PB 58356-000