Macaíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The name Macaíba was given by Fabrício Gomes Pedroza (founder of Macaíba and holder of one of the largest fortunes in Rio Grande do Norte on October 26, 1855. At the end of the 19th century, precisely on October 27, 1877, through Law 801, the town was elevated to the category of Municipality, calling itself the Municipality of Macaíba, therefore gaining political-administrative autonomy. It was only in 1882 that its first administrator, Mr. Vicente de Andrade Lima, was known.

Former Names:
 * Engenho Potengí.
 * Coité

Localities
Site of Ferreiro Torto, Uruaçú and Jundiaí.

Surrounding Municipalities

 * Natal
 * Parnamirim
 * São José de Mipibu
 * Vera Cruz
 * Bom Jesus
 * São Pedro
 * Ielmo Marinho
 * São Gonçalo do Amarante