Andaraí, Bahia, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The territory of the municipality was originally inhabited or visited by the Cariris Indians, and the indigenous names were given to localities and geographic features are remnants of that time, such as Andiray (later transformed into the toponym Andaraí), Andira (bat), and y (river) = river of bats. It is assumed that the name of the city was inspired by the presence of large caves.

The discovery of those lands dates back to 1845 or 1846. Colonization there was due to the ore cycle, with Captain José de Figueiredo, his two sons, son-in-law, and some slaves, from Santa Isabel do Paraguaçu, now Mucugê, being responsible for this. The initial penetration into the territory was aimed at discovering diamond and gold mines.

Those pioneers achieved great results in the exploration of precious stones; however, ten months later, harassed by fever, they withdrew to Grão-Mogol, where they spread the great fame of the Andaraí mines, which led to the invasion of the region by bands of garimpeiros who settled there. These new explorers came from the mines of Rio de Contas, Caetité, and Bom Jesus do Rio de Contas.

Precious stones continued to appear in abundance, and the miners left the beds of rivers and streams, the marshes, the slopes, and the tops of the mountains tied up. On the other hand, the geographic nucleus was created in the best, most active, and famous mining.

Thus, Andaraí was born, which grew with the arrival of individuals from other classes. Better buildings were established, local commerce was created, manufacturing industries were introduced; the chapel was built.

On June 11, 1878, he created the peace district of Andaraí and elevated it to the parish seat, with the territory of the parish of São João do Paraguaçu.

Six years later, on May 15, 1884, he made the town of Xique-Xique also the seat of a district of peace.

The village of Andaraí was elevated to the category of village, on May 19 of the same year, and the territory was elevated to a municipality of the same name, composed of the districts of Andaraí and Xique-Xique, being separated from Santa Isabel do Paraguaçu (current Mucuge).

Local Offices
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais Endereço: Rua Alto do Ibirapitanga, s/n – Ed. do Fórum Des. Ruy Trindade Alto do Ibirapitanga Andaraí Andaraí 46833-000 Bahia Telephone: (0xx75) 3335-2081 Fax: (0xx75) 3335-2080

Local Churches
Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Glória Rua Delsuc Moscoso, 2 Centro 46830-000 Telephone: (75) 3335-2155

Localities
Distrito de Xique-Xique