Chaves, Pará, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
It was originally a village of the Aruan Indians, where the Capuchos of the Province of Santo Antônio founded a mission to catechize the Selvículas. By an act of Francisco Xavier de Medonça Furtado, in 1757, the village acquired the predicate of Vila, becoming a military center at the end of the 18th century. A fact of great significance that occurred in the municipality, in 1823, was the act of accession, with the proclamation, of D. Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil. In 1833, Chaves changed its name to Ecuador, and in 1844 it reacquired its previous name, on the occasion of the marking of its limits. In the republican period, in 1889, the creation of the Comarca de Chaves took place, which was installed the following year. In 1891, the village of the then municipality was elevated to the category of City. Gentílio: chaveense Administrative formation Elevated to the category of town with the name of Chaves, in 1758. In 1833, the town of Chaves was renamed Ecuador, changing its name to Chaves in 1838. The municipality was created in 1755.

Local Offices
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais e anexos Travessa Presidente Médici, 02 Centro Chaves Chaves 68880-000 Pará Telephone: (0xx96) 3697-1117

Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais – rio ganhoão Centro Chaves Chaves 68880-000 Pará Telephone: (0xx96) 3222-2186

Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais – rio cururu Vila São Joaquim Rio Cururu Chaves Chaves 68880-000 Pará Telephone: (0xx96) 3697-1014

Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais- rio pracutuba Rio Pracutuba Rebordelho São Sebastião de Viçosa Chaves Chaves 68885-000 Pará Telephone: (0xx96) 3697-1164

Cemeteries
Cemitério São Francisco de Assis Av. Dr. Marcionilo Alves, 181-297 Próximo Chaves-PA Cep: 6870-000

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal de Chaves Praça da Bandeira s/n Centro, Chaves- PA Cep: 68880-000 Website: http://www.chaves.pa.gov.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=101