Farias Brito, Ceará, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Foundation	October 13, 1890 Emancipation	December 20, 1936 Birthday	December 20 1883, November 6th - District created with the name of Quixará.

1890, October 13 - Elevated to the category of Municipality with the name of Quixará. Dismembering him from the lands of Assaré.

1890, November 15 - The new municipality was officially installed, with José Alexandre Nunes as mayor.

1911 - The municipality is composed of two districts: Quixará (Headquarters) and Barreiros (Nova Betânia).

1920, October 9th - Quixará municipality is extinct, its territory being annexed to the municipality of Santana do Cariri.

1926, 26th of July - The district of Quixará ceases to belong to the municipality of Santana do Cariri, to be annexed to the municipality of Crato.

1931, 20th of May - The district of Quixará ceases to belong to the municipality of Crato, being incorporated into the municipality of São Mateus, currently Jucás.

1933 - The district of Quixará returns to belong to the municipality of Crato.

1936, December 30 - Elevated again to the category of municipality with the name of Quixará, dismembered from Crato. Headquarters in the old district of Quixará.

1936, December 31 - The municipality is composed of two districts: Quixará and Monte Pio.

1938, December 20th - The municipality of Quixará acquired the district of Ingá (Cariutaba), from the municipality of São Mateus ( Jucás ).

Under the same decree mentioned above, the district of Quincuncá was created and annexed to the municipality of Quixará and the district of Monte Pio was extinguished.

1973, December 30th - The district of Ingá changed its name to Cariutaba.

1950, July 1st - The municipality is made up of three districts: Quixará, Cariutaba (formerly Ingá) and Quincuncá.

1951, 22 November - The district of Nova Betânia (formerly Barreiros) is created.

1953, December 15th - The municipality of Quixará changed its name to Farias Brito.

1955, July 1st - The municipality, already called Farias Brito, is composed of four districts: Farias Brito, Cariutaba, Nova Betânia and Quincuncá.

1963, 29th of July - The district of Cariutaba is separated from the municipality of Farias Brito and is elevated to the category of Municipality.

1963, October 1st - The district of Quincuncá is separated from the municipality of Farias Brito and is elevated to the category of Municipality.

1963, October 16 - The district of Nova Betânia is separated from the municipality of Farias Brito and is elevated to the category of Municipality.

1963, December 31 - The municipality is composed only by the district headquarters.

1965, December 14th - The municipality of Farias Brito acquired the extinct municipalities of Cariutaba, Nova Betânia and Quincuncá. They were created and not installed, they appear as a simple district.

1968, December 31 - The municipality is made up of four districts: Farias Brito, Cariutaba, Nova Betânia and Quincuncá. So it remains to the present day.

[1] Until 1953, Farias Brito was called Quixará.

The district of Nova Betânia was once called Barreiros and Nova Aurora.

The district of Quincuncá was once called Araticum and São José.

The district of Cariutaba was once called Santo Antônio and Ingá.

Local Offices
1º ofício do registro civil e tabelionato de notas Cartório Moreira Rua José Alves Pimentel, 72 Centro Farias Brito Farias Brito 63185-000 Ceará Telephone: (0xx88) 3544-1601/3544-1474/ 99603-4590

Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais Cartório de Nova Betânia Rua José Pereira da Silva, 150 Nova Betânia Farias Brito Farias Brito 63185-000 Ceará Telephone: (0xx88) 3544-5123 Email: cartorionovabetania@hotmail.com

Local Churches
Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Headquarters Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Fátima - Headquarters Capela de São Vicente de Paulo - Headquarters Capela de Nossa Senhora das Graças - District of Nova Betânia Capela de São José - Quincuncá District Capela de Santo Antônio - District of Cariutaba Capela de São João Batista - Vila Carás Capela de São José - Carás São José Capela de Nossa Senhora das Graças - Vila Baraúnas Capela de São Sebastião - Vila Monte Alegre Capela de Nossa Senhora de Fátima - Vila Umari Capela de São Francisco - Vila Monte Pio Capela de Santa Teresinha - Vila Lamajú Capela de Santa Clara de Assis - Vila Lambedouro Capela de Nossa Senhora do Carmo - Vila Barreiro do Jorge Capela de São Francisco – Vila Lagoa Seca Capela de Nossa Senhora Aparecida - Sítio Fazenda Capela de São Francisco de Assis - Sítio Tabuleiro Capela de Santo Expedito - Vila Cajueiro Nossa Senhora Aparecida - São João Site

Cemeteries
Cemitério Municipal Morada Feliz Rua Maria Carmelita Leite Centro

Cemitério "Novo" Municipal Aroeiras Volta Next to the new municipal stadium

Other Institutions
Associação Cultural Curumins do Sertão Rua Treze de Maio n° 20 Centro [2]

Centro Cultural Maria Marieta Pereira Gomes Rua Dr Raimundo Alves Bezerra S/N Centro [3]

Biblioteca Pública Municipal Francisco Matias de Souza " O MANINHO" Rua Beija Leite S/N Centro Farias Brito Ceará

Biblioteca Pública Municipal José Rodrigues da Silva "ZÉ DE MIZIM" Distrito de Nova Betânia