Janduís, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy

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

History

 * The current settlement began at the end of the 19th century.
 * At the end of the 19th century, it was a village called São Bento Velho.
 * The first church in the municipality was built in 1912.
 * In 1938, in honor of the dictator Getúlio Vargas, São Bento Velho was named "Distrito Getúlio Vargas".
 * It was only in 1943 that it began to be called Janduís, in honor of the indigenous people of the region. It separated from the municipality of Caraúbas in 1962 through law 2,746, of May 7, 1962, having been installed on June 12, 1962.

Former Names:
 * São Bento do Bofete
 * São Bento Velho recebeu
 * Distrito Getúlio Vargas

Local Offices
Cartório de Registros Civil R. do Sul, s/n Centro Janduis - RN 59690-970 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3366-0013 E-mail: [mailto:mitchell_rocha@hotmail.com mitchell_rocha@hotmail.com]

Local Churches
Igreja de Santa Terezinha Rua Wlafredo Gurgel ('.330, 11km) Janduis Janduis - RN 59690-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 99665-4385 Facebook

Cemeteries
Cemitério Público de Janduis R. 12 de junho, s/n Janduis Janduis - RN 59690-000 Brazil

Surrounding Municipalities

 * Campo Grande/MS
 * Caraúbas
 * Messias Targino
 * Patu

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal Avenida Santa Terezinha, 21 Centro Janduis - RN 59690-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3366-0169 Website