Curral de Cima, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The Municipality had its origins in a property in the region, whose owner Alferes Lisboa (of Portuguese origin) had installed two corrals for the relocation of cattle. One of them was located in a high part, close to a pond where the cattle were drinking. Whenever the lower corral was flooded due to the floods, it was said: "take the cattle to the upper corral", that is, to the highest part of the land. It is likely that the lower corral was located at the Alagadiço site, because until today, whenever it rains, this region is flooded. It is important to emphasize that the corrals were not small areas where the animals gathered, but what we know today as enclosures - an extensive region surrounded by a fence. Due to the good location, the farm workers settled there. District created with the name of Curral de Cima, on January 10, 1959, subordinated to the municipality of Mamanguape. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Curral de Cima, on April 29, 1994, separated from Mamanguape.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil das \Pessoas Naturais e Notas Avenida Antônio Fernandes, 355 Centro Curral de Cima PB 58291-000 Telephone: (83) 3626-1014 E-mail: mariacristina1000pb@hotmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia SÃO MIGUEL ARCANJO E NOSSA SENHORA DAS DORES (2012) Rua Ercília Humbelina, s/n Centro Curral de Cima PB 58291-000