Jacaré dos Homens, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The current municipality of Jacaré dos Homens had its settlement started around 1900 when the São Francisco farm, owned by Domingos de Freitas Mourão, began to develop. Many houses were built on the site. At that time an alligator was found in the stream that passed close to the village. Because it is a rare animal in the region, the place became known as Alligator or Jacare. The toponym "dos Homens" or "of Men" was added because of the traders from Penedo. They were known as Peixotos, and constantly stated that Jacaré was the land of honest, sincere and loyal traders. They wanted to summarize in the word "men", the qualities found in the people with whom they traded. The development of Jacaré dos Homens was very fast. The district was created with territory separated from the district of Alecrim, subordinated to the municipality of Pão de Açúcar. On September 17, 1949, was elevated to the status of village by virtue of Law 1473. It achieved administrative autonomy through Law 2073, of November 1957, being officially installed on January 1, 1959, being removed from Pão de Açúcar.

Local Offices
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais  Praç. Antônio Figueiredo, s/n Centro Jacaré dos Homens Jacaré dos Homens CEP: 57430-000 Alagoas Telephone: (0xx82) 99967-7873

Localities

 * Povoado Porção
 * Povoado Baixa
 * Alto da Madeira
 * Povoado Ribeiras

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Professora Josefa Duarte Monteiro Avenida José Alves Cazé, s/n - Centro Telephone: (82) 8124-9828 E-mail: vmoliveira@hotmail.com

Prefeitura Municipal de Jacaré dos Homens Pç. José Teófilo da Silva, 24 – Centro CEP 57430-000 Tel.: (82) 3534-1230 Fax: (82) 3534-1194 E-mail: prefjdoshomens@ig.com.br