Aracatu, Bahia, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Aracatu had its origins from the São Pedro farm owned by Colonel Salustiano Rodrigues de Souza Machado, colonel of the traditional Machado family, which is why the São Pedro farm came to be called Gameleira dos Machados, Gameleira because there is a large amount of this leafy tree and Machado in honor of its first owner.

In 1933, the village was elevated to the category of a district, and its toponym was replaced by that of Aracatu.

On July 12, 1962, it was elevated to the category of a municipality, separated from the municipality of Brumado.

Local Offices
Ofício de registro civil e tabelionato de notas Rua Salustiano Rodrigues de Souza, 179-A Centro Aracatu Aracatu 46130-000 Bahia Telephone: (0xx77) 98102-6560 Email: crcpnaracatu@hotmail.com

Local Churches
Paróquia de São Pedro Praça da Matiz, s/n Centro 46130-000 Telephone: (77) 3446-2120 ou 2031