Taguatinga, Distrito Federal, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Around 1749, near the Córrego Cortado, a small village emerged, formed by pioneers and drovers who sought to establish sesmarias in the Captaincy of Goiás, this was the first landing of the white man in the future lands of the city of Taguatinga, previously occupied by indigenous people. of the macro-Gê linguistic trunk, such as the Sacroás, the Xacriabás, the Xavantes, the Kayapós, the Javaés, etc. However, some of these adventurers settled down, excited by the possibility of gold and diamonds, near Cortado. On the banks of the same stream, the headquarters of the Taguatinga farm, owned by Gabriel da Cruz Miranda, was installed. In 1781, the Taguatinga farm was sold to Antônio Couto de Abreu, son of Bandeirante Urbano Couto e Menezes.

The consolidation of the city took place much later, almost 2 centuries after this period, generated mainly by the large population attracted by the construction of Brasília.

With the transfer of the capital of Brazil to the interior of the country, many workers moved from all regions to build the new capital, however, they also decided to make their home there. But as they were poor, they invaded land and built shacks, revealing to a country that in its rapid development created the reality of poverty in which its population lived.

To contain the constant invasions in lands close to the capital, the city of Taguatinga was created on June 5, 1958, on lands that previously belonged to the Taguatinga Farm. Initially, the city was called "Vila Sarah Kubitschek" but, later, its name was changed to "Santa Cruz de Taguatinga", remaining only Taguatinga. It is often called by the locals simply as "Taguá".

A few months after the first residents moved to Taguatinga, schools were already operating there; hospitals; commercial establishments, etc. It was the beginning of the settlement of the first satellite city of Brasília.

Taguatinga developed especially as a result of trade and the jobs that its population obtained in Brasília. It became an important commercial center within the Federal District and a pole of attraction for the population of nearby cities, housing large shopping malls. Taguatinga, today, is one of the richest regions of the Federal District, being today considered the economic capital of the Federal District. Some cities that were formerly part of the administrative region of Taguatinga are: Ceilândia, Samambaia, Águas Claras and Vicente Pires.

The city's patron saint is Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro, whose liturgical feast takes place on June 27.

The suffix " -tinga " means " white " in Tupi language. As for the prefix " ta'wa -" there is a lot of controversy.

At first " ta'wa " was translated as " bird ", and " ta'wa'tinga " would mean " white bird ". The Ave Branca Educational Center (CEAB) is named for this reason, and also for this reason a bird is part of the Flag of Taguatinga, which was inspired by the poem Ta'Wa'Tiga by Antonio Garcia Muralha. Indeed, the harpy eagle – predominantly white – is very common in the region, although there is no record of the animal being known as "Taguatinga".

But Taguá, a kind of yellowish or red clay, comes from the Tupi " ta'wa " (which may also have originated the word " taba ", indigenous house). Thus, " ta'wa " means " clay ", and " ta'wa'tinga " would mean " white clay " geological occurrence that occurs in the region, mainly near the Taguatinga Stream and the Cortado Stream.


 * June 5, 1958 - Foundation of the city
 * December 10, 1964 - Law created to create the city.

Former Name:
 * Vila Sara Kubitschek

Local Offices

 * Cartório do 3º Ofício de Notas, Registro Civil e Protesto de Títulos QSA 24, Lotes 1 e 2, Taguatinga/DF - CEP: 72.015-240 Telephone: (61) 3562-0100 / (61) 3561-3299 / (61) 3351-6230 Email: cart3tag@terra.com.br


 * Cartório do 5º Ofício de Regsitro Civil, Títulos e Documentos e Pessoas Jurídicas CNA 3, Lote 2, Praça do DI, Taguatinga/DF - CEP: 72.110-035 Telephone: (61) 3352-1186 Email: cartorio5@gmail.com

Cemeteries

 * Cemitério Taguatinga Taguatinga Norte - DF CEP 71900-001 Google Maps