Acajutiba, Bahia, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
In 1907, the rails of the East Brazilian Federal Railways appeared, connecting the village of Cajueiro to the state capital, an event that marked an epoch, bringing with it an outbreak of development for local commerce. The village of Cajueiro, belonging to the Municipality of Vila Rica, had only 20 houses in 1914. Attracted by the fertility of the land, several families settled in the village. In 1937, Cajueiro became the domain of Esplanada, having changed its name to Acajutiba.

The municipality of Acajutiba dates back to 1905 when the first tracks of the East Brazilian Federal Railways appeared, connecting the village to the state capital, an event that marked an epoch, bringing with it a significant surge of progress, especially for local commerce.

As a result, in the surroundings near the station, a small market emerged located under a cashew tree. This fair served as a meeting point for travelers and prospectors who came in search of selling animals and products from their plantations.

In 1912, the place already had more than 25 houses and shacks. In 1918, by State Law nº 1.236 of May 14, 1918, signed by the then Governor Severino dos Santos Vieira, a former politician of Conde, the place ceased to be a village and was elevated to the category of Village. The village took its name from the old cashew tree under which the first fairs took place, therefore Vila do Cajueiro, municipality of Conde.

In 1937, the district of Cajueiro became the domain of the municipality of Esplanada, and its name, under State Decree no. 12,978, of 1st. June 1944, moved to Acajutiba. On November 28, 1952, by State Law no. 505, the municipality of Acajutiba was created, consisting of a single district, headquartered in the village of the same name and separated from the municipality of Esplanada.

The municipality of Acajutiba means akaîu (cashew tree) and tyba (gathering).

Former Names:
 * Cajueiro

Local Offices
Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais Praça Aquinoel Borges, s/n Centro 48360-000 Telephone: (75) 3434-2062 Email: slsilva@tjba.jus.br

Local Churches
Paróquia Nossa Senhora das Candeias Rua Pinto Dantas, 23 Centro 48350-000 Telephone: (75) 3434-2095

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