Portalegre, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
On June 12, 1761, at the request of the governor of Pernambuco, the judge of Recife, Dr. Miguel Caldas Caldeira de Pina Castelo Branco, was sent to the village to demarcate the land for the Paiacu Indians who lived on the Apodi river. In 1762, the Paiacu, villagers in Missão Paiacu  (today Pacajus- Ceará) joined the indigenous community. The official foundation of the town of Portalegre took place on December 8, 1761, by virtue of the Royal Charter of 1755 and Royal Charter, also of 1755. Portalegre was prominent in the Revolution of 1817, fighting against imperial power. For this reason, it is considered the revolutionary capital of Oeste Potiguar.

Former Names:
 * Serra dos Dormentes
 * Serra de Santana
 * Serra do Regente

Local Offices
Cartório de Registro Civil Pç. Vicente do Rêgo Filho, 12 Centro Portalegre - RN 59810-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3377-7200
 * Hours: Monday to Friday, from 8am to 12pm and from 2pm to 6pm

Local Churches
Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Conceição R. Damião Monteiro de Souza, 2 Centro Portalegre - RN 59810-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3377-2248

Cemeteries
Cemitério Público de Portalegre R. Sebastian Caldas, 60 Portalegre - RN 59810-000 Brazil

Surrounding Municipalities

 * North: Taboleiro Grande e Riacho da Cruz
 * South: Serrinha dos Pintos
 * East: Viçosa e Martins
 * West: Francisco Dantas

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal R. José Vieira Mafalda, 122 Centro Portalegre - RN 59810-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3377-2196 Website