Balsa Nova, Paraná, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Balsa Nova is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Paraná. Its population in 2010 was 11,300 inhabitants. The name originates from the construction of a ferry made by Galdino Chaves in 1891, whose objective was to cross the Iguaçu River. For having surpassed, in quality, the rafts previously built, it gained fame and constituted an obligatory reference to the locality, which came to be called Balsa Nova.

Little by little, a village was consolidated, but only on March 22, 1938, through State Law 1757, the nucleus was elevated to the category of Judicial District, with territory belonging to the municipality of Campo Largo.

On March 31, 1938, State Decree No. 6,667 determined that the district was renamed João Eugênio, in honor of an important local logger. The act, extremely political, did not please the residents of the place. On May 12, 1954, State Law No. 125 revokes the former Decree No. 6,667 and a new change takes place, this time reverting to the former name of Balsa Nova.

State Law No. 4,338 of January 25, 1961, sanctioned by Governor Moysés Lupion, created the municipality of Balsa Nova, with territory separated from the municipality of Campo Largo. The official installation took place on November 4, 1964.

Former Names:
 * Rodeio
 * João Eugênio

Online Resources

 * Brazil, Paraná, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013 no Registros Históricos do FamilySearch

Other Institutions

 * Prefeitura Municipal de Balsa Nova