Abreulândia, Tocantins, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The first attempt at colonization was made in 1812, with the foundation of the Prison of Santa Maria, which was 18 leagues north of the current city of Araguacema, on the Araguaia River. The presidency was intended for the protection of commerce and navigation. The person in charge of its foundation, Lieutenant Francisco Xavier de Barros, left Vila Boa at the beginning of 1812, in the company of Captain Luiz da Gama and another eighty people, including soldiers and civilians, arrived at the pre-established point for the construction of the Prison.

In the first year, everything went well, the Indians maintained the best relations with the garrison and residents, so much so that the commander was already preparing to open a road to São Pedro de Alcântara (currently Carolina-MA.) villages on the banks of the Tocantins River.

However, on February 11, 1813, around eight o'clock in the morning, the small establishment was surrounded and assaulted by the Carajás, Xavantes and Xerentes Indians, who formed a coalition to carry out this attempt. They were, however, repulsed in the course of the day's clashes; at nightfall, the Commander, suspecting the definitive attack of the Indians, decided to embark with all the inhabitants of the prison in two available boats, fleeing down the river. The group, already greatly reduced due to deaths that occurred on the way, managed to reach the town of São João das Duas Barras in the State of Pará.

The Prince Regent D. João, upon learning of the destruction of the prison, determined by notice of December 3, 1813, the restoration of the same. But only later, in the Government of Goiaz of José Martins Pereira de Alencastro, was the prison reestablished, however 18 leagues upriver from the original place, where the evangelizer Frei Francisco do Monte São Victor, had already established himself, coming with some families from Bôa Vista (currently Tocantinópolis), where the City of Araguacema is located today, began the construction of a chapel, intended for the catechesis of the Carajás and Caiapós Indians who inhabited the region. The nascent town received a vigorous boost when it was chosen to host the Santa Maria do Araguaia prison.

In 1870, the brave sertanist and trailblazer General José Vieira Couto de Magalhães founded the Companhia de Navegação a Vapor do Rio Araguaia, and established its headquarters in the prison's facilities.

In 1930, the seat of the village of Porto Franco (today Couto de Magalhães) was moved to the village of Santa Maria do Araguaia (today Araguacema) which was elevated to the category of village on March 18, 1931, and on March 30, March of the same year, it was elevated to the category of city.

On May 12, 1946, in a camp near the Couro Danta stream, the idea of ​​forming a village in the region arose. After a long time, on May 1, 1961, the idea had a new incentive, when the formation of the village was defined.

District created with the name of Araguaçu, by municipal law nº 1, of 26-05-1956, subordinated to the municipality of Peixe. In territorial division dated 31-XII-1963, the district of Abreulândia, appears in the municipality of Araguacema. Thus remaining in territorial divisions dated 1988. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Abreulândia, by state law nº 251, of 12-20-1991, altered in its limits by state law nº 498, of 12-22-1992, dismembered from Araguacema. Headquarters in the old district of Abreulândia. Made up of the headquarters district. Installed on 01-01-1993.

Former Names:
 * Vila de Porto Franco
 * Couto Magalhães
 * Santa Maria do Araguaia

Local Offices
Cartório de Registro Civil

Rua Primeiro de Maio, s/n

Centro

77693-000

Telephone: (63) 8435-9306