Rio Preto da Eva, Amazonas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The history of the municipality of Rio Preto da Eva is strongly linked to the municipality of Manaus. Captaincy seat in 1791, losing that title in 1799, and definitively recovering in 1808, the current state capital was elevated to city in 1856, when it had about 4,000 inhabitants in the last decade of the last century and in the first decades of the current one, the The region experienced a remarkable boom in prosperity, with the golden age of rubber. The urbanization of the city gained European characteristics, with grandiose constructions, such as the Amazon theater, the Palace of Justice and other luxurious buildings and places. The name of Rio Preto da Eva came as a result of the black (or dark) waters of the river that bathes the municipality, which flows into Paraná da Eva.

Elevated to the category of municipality and district with the name of Rio Preto da Eva, in 1981. Date of Installation: 07/02/1985

Local Offices
Ofício do Judicial e Anexo Cartório em Rio Preto de Eva Cartório Pascoal Rua Domingos Monteiro, nº01 Bairro 1ª etapa Rio Preto da Eva Rio Preto da Eva 69117-000 Amazonas Telephone:(92)33281265

Online Resources

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

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Prof. Agenor Muca Rua Governador José Lindoso, s/n E-mail: milk_ene@hotmail.com

Prefeitura Municipal Rua Gov. Pimenta Bueno, 242a Centro Rio Preto da Eva Amazonas Telephone: (92) 3328-1108 Fax: (92) 3328-1135 E-mail: gabineterpe@gmail.com Website: http://www.riopretodaeva.am.gov.br/