Fonte Boa, Amazonas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Taracoatéua or Taracuariba, a village of the Omáguas Indians, was the first settlement center in the current city of Fonte Boa. A few years after the foundation of the mission, the village had been destroyed by the Spanish and later restored by the Portuguese.

Parish created with the name of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, in 1858. Changed to the category of village with the name of Fonte Boa in 1891. Further changed to the status of municipality in 1938. Date of Installation: 01/01/1939

Former Names:
 * Taracoatéua ou Taracuariba
 * Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe
 * Barreiras de Fonte Boa

Local Offices
Ofício do Judicial e Anexo Cartório Djacy Francisco Pereira de Souza, nº673 Cidade Nova Fonte Boa Fonte Boa 69670-000 Telephone:97-34231216 Email:djacyneves58@hotmail.com

Online Resources

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

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Oscar de Paula Portela Rua Marechal Deodoro, 18 Centro Telephone: (97) 9183-0346

Prefeitura Municipal Rua Boulevard de Álvaro Maia, 260A São Francisco 1 69670-000 Website: http://www.portalfonteboa.com.br/src/home.php Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/portalfonteboa.am/