Paranoá, Distrito Federal, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Vila Paranoá was one of the remaining encampments from the time of Brasilia's construction. It was founded in 1957, when the construction sites for the construction of the Lake Paranoá Dam were implemented. After the inauguration of Brasília, in 1960, the inhabitants remained in the place, due to the need to complete the works of the hydroelectric plant. Over the years, villages of dwellings were added to the structure of the old encampment. In the 1980s, it was considered one of the biggest invasions of the Federal District. Paranoá was established by Decree of the Government of the Federal District, as a consequence of the long trajectory of resistance and struggle of the residents. However, fixation did not occur in the original area.

The masses were held in a shed and, after community mobilization, the São Geraldo Church was built. In the old area, some public and community buildings remain, including the São Geraldo Church, built during the period of construction of the dam.

After the settlement of Vila Paranoá, the area of ​​the former camp became an ecological park, approved by the then Council of Architecture, Urbanism and Environment (CAUMA) on June 3, 1992 and established by the Government of the Federal District (GDF) by means of Decree 15899/94. The objective of this area of ​​the park is to preserve the vegetation of the old village, fruit trees planted by the families and the remaining buildings as a memory of the old space.

At the end of the 1970s, the initial construction was added to two other precarious buildings, which served to house the parish functions. This intervention altered the original form and does not make up the volume of the listed property.

June 3, 1992 - Creation of the Parque Vivencial Paranoá 1993 - São Geraldo Church, symbol of the settlement, was listed by the Historic and Artistic Heritage of the Federal District, by decree 15156/93 2005 - São Geraldo Church collapsed, leaving only the old stairs.

Local Offices

 * 3º Ofício de Registro Civil, Títulos e Documentos e Pessoas Jurídicas do Paranoá Av. Paranoá, Quadra 10, Conjunto 4, Lote 2. Paranoá/DF - CEP:71.571-033 Telephones: (61) 3369-7077 / (61) 3369-7707 Email: contato@cartoriodoparanoa.com.br; registrador@cartoriodoparanoa.com.br Website: www.cartoriodoparanoa.com.br

Other Institutions

 * Administração Regional do Paranoá Praça Central Lote 01 - Área Especial Nº 01 - CEP: 71.570-000 Brasília - DF
 * Biblioteca Pública do Paranoá Quadra 05,Conj. 03, AE D, antigo forum. CEP: 71570-000  Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 8 am to 6 pm