Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The Portuguese Diogo Nunes de Quezada, arrived in Tefé which at the time was known as "Province of Machifaro", in the year of 1538.Frei Gaspar de Carvajal the port of the province in 1642. After the years, the province receives the name of Aisuare.ao Father Fritz is credited with founding the mission of Santa Tereza de Tefé. In the year 1759, the village of Tefé is elevated to the category of village, with the name of Ega. The name of Tefé was restored to it, through provincial law nº 86, it was renamed Ega again. With the provincial resolution nº 44, the village of Ega is elevated to the category of city with the name of Tefé.

Local Offices
CARTÓRIO DO 1º OFICÍO DO JUDICIAL E ANEXOS DE TEFÉ 1º Oficío do Judicial e Anexo Quintino Bocaiuva nº524 Centro Tefé Tefé 69470-000 Amazonas

CARTÓRIO DO 2º JUDICIAL E ANEXOS DE TEFÉ 2º Oficío do Judicial e anexo Rua Daniel Servalho nº 124 Centro Tefé Tefé 69470-000 Amazonas

Online Resources

 * 1634-1878 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images