Caapiranga, Amazonas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The historical course of the municipality of Caapiranga is linked to that of Manacapuru, a village that was founded on the site where there was a community of Muras Indians on February 15, 1786. With its development, Manacapuru was separated from Manaus on September 27, 1894 and becomes an autonomous municipality. In 1939, Manacapuru lost much of its territory to Manaus, leaving its administrative structure composed of three districts: Manacapuru (headquarters), Beruri and Caapiranga. On December 10, 1981, by Constitutional Amendment n.º 12, the District of Caapiranga was separated from Manacapuru, an event that was published in the Official State Gazette on December 28 of the same year. Added to the adjacent territory originally belonging to Anori, it becomes the new Municipality of Caapiranga. The name Caapiranga is of Tupi origin and means: CAA = LEAF, PIRANGA = RED, COLORED OR BLOODY, thus, CAAPIRANGA means RED LEAF. This plant was used by the Indians for painting their faces for festivities and the Municipality was named this due to the prevalence of this plant found in the vicinity of the city. District created with the name of Caapiranga, in 1938. Changed to the category of municipality in 1963. In 1964, the municipality of Caapiranga was discontinued, its territory being annexed to the district headquarters of the municipality of Manacapuru. Dicontinued again as a municipality in 1981. Date of Installation: 07/02/1985

Local Offices
Ofício Único Cartório do Judicial e Anexo da Comarca de Caapiranga Rua Getúlio Vargas, nº 345 Centro Caapiranga Caapiranga 69410-000 Amazonas Email:erivam.calderado@tjam.jus.br

Online Resources

 * 1634-1878 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal Pça 28 de Dezembro, S/N Santa Luzia 69410-000 Telephone: (92) 3232-4039 Email: prefeituradecaapiranga@gmail.com Website: www.caapiranga.am.gov.br