Monteirópolis, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The historical question of the Municipality is little portrayed in the literature, what we have are the result of a simple research reported in some fragmented writings found with some teachers and people of good memory of the municipality. The history begins around 1870, in its first records it is stated that there was a village with five residents, the houses were made of rammed earth, belonging to the lords: Manoel Antônio Barbosa, Pacífico de Albuquerque, José Domingos Monteiro, Antônio Prudente and Manoel Mingote, they are considered the first inhabitants of this place, only a small village emerged. The development of Monteirópolis, the name given to one of the founders, began around 1902, with the arrival of new inhabitants, the emergence of houses, the expansion of commerce and the creation of the fair. And in 1923 they built a chapel and the village changed its name to Guaribas, originating from a species of monkey which was found in large numbers in this region. That name remained until Political Emancipation on June 15, 1960. The District was created with the name of Guaribas ex-povoado, in 1958. Vila Guaribas grew and in 1959, it already had the characteristics of a small town, even though it still belonged to the municipality of Pão de Açúcar. In the same year, the residents attempted administrative autonomy, with the main leaders being Luís Bento Melo, José Bezerra Rosa, José Cláudio Sena, João Pedro de Medeiros, Florêncio Barros Melo, Francisco de Pádua Monteiro, Elpídio Emídio dos Santos, Luís Nicácio, Nelson Duarte de Albuquerque, Ostelito Duarte de Albuquerque, Benedito Monteiro Torres, José Barbosa de, Melo, Alberico Gomes Pita and others. In 1960, through Law Nº 2,250, Guaribas was elevated to the status of an autonomous municipality, with the name of Monteirópolis, in honor of one of its founders, Mr. Jose Domingo Monteiro.

Former Names:
 * Vila Guaribas
 * Guaribas

Local Offices
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais e tabelionato de notas Rua Manoel Monteiro Torres, 137 Centro Monteirópolis Monteirópolis CEP: 57440-000 Alagoas Telephone: (0xx82) 9605-9320 Email: josedamiaoalmeida@ig.com.br

Localities
Paus Pretos

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Monteirópolis Rua do Comércio, 34 - Centro Telephone: (82)9928-6295/(82)9969-0466 E-mail: katianamonteiro@yahoo.com.br

Prefeitura Municipal de Monteirópolis Travessa Municipal – Centro CEP:57440-000 Tel/Fax: (82)3628-1139/3628-1109 Email: prefeituramonteiropolis@ig.com.br Website: http://www.monteiropolis.al.gov.br/