Florânia, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
In 1865, the town, which was initially called Roça do Urubu, changed its name to Flores de Vassaurubu, and on August 11, 1873, the Peace District was created by Law no. 684, it was renamed Povoado de Flores. The name of the town of Flores is directly related to the landscape of floodplains covered with mofumbais and their fragrant flowers which, together with other plants, create a large sheet of greenery in a beautiful polychromy.

The municipality of Flores was created by decree no. 62, of October 20, 1930, act of the 1st acting vice-governor, Pedro Velho d'Albuquerque Maranhão, and its territory was separated from Acari, with installation taking place on January 24, 1937. The current name was given by Decree -law n. 268, of December 30, 1943, replacing the traditional name of Flores. The change occurred due to Federal Legislation determining that there could not be two or more cities with the same name. Flores was already the name of cities in the states of Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Sul, whose emancipation dates preceded that of Florânia. The name change to Florânia was proposed by Nestor de Lima.

It was part of the territory of the municipality of Florânia, São Vicente, separated through Law no. 1030, of December 11, 1953, under the administration of Mayor Manoel Emídio Filho, and  Lieutenant. Laurentino Cruz, created by Father Sinval Laurentino in the 70s, dismembered through Law n. 6450, of July 16, 1993, when Mrs. Jandira Alves de Medeiros, wife of Father Sinval Laurentino, was mayor of Florânia.

Former Names:
 * Vossaurubu
 * Rossaurubu
 * Roça do Urubu
 * Flores de Vassaurubu
 * Povoado de Flores

Local Offices
1º Cartório de Notas Rua Pedro Araújo Filho, 186 Centro Florânia - RN 59335-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3433-2537

Local Churches
Paróquia de São Sebastião Pç. José Dantas Cortez, s/n Centro Florânia - RN 59335-00 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3435-2702

Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião Rua Francisco Eugênio da Silva, 202 Centro Florânia - RN 59335-000 Brazil

Cemeteries
Cemitério Público de Flôrania Rua Severino Azevedo da Silva, s/n Florânia - RN 59335-000 Brazil

Localities

 * Povoado do Jucuri

Surrounding Municipalities

 * North: Santana do Matos
 * South: Cruzeta, Acari e Caicó
 * East: Tenente Laurentino Cruz e São Vicente
 * West: Jucurutu

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal de Florânia Rua Teonia Amaral, 290 Centro Florânia - RN 59335-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3435-2552 Website

Casa de Cultura Popular "Cônego Estanislau Pichel" Rua Coronel Silvino Bezerra, 122 Centro Florânia - RN 59335-000 Brazil