Barra de Santa Rosa, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The property of José dos Santos de Oliveira, located on the right bank of the Curimataú river, is the origin of the current municipality of Barra de Santa Rosa. The name was given from the bar that meets between the Santa Rosa and Poleiros rivers. The settlement started in 1888, with the realization of a free fair in the place, became a meeting point for merchants and businessmen, causing the affluence of many families to the region. Among the pioneers, Tito de Sousa Lima, Antônio José dos Santos, Manoel de Souza Lima and Cândido Casado de Oliveira, who donated the patrimony for the construction of a small chapel, where, monthly, a mass was celebrated by a priest from the of the Parish of Picuí. Six kilometers from the city, a chapel, was built in the 1770s, by the first inhabitants of the village of Santa Rosa, of great historical value. The current Mother Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição began in 1918, Frei Martinho. The political emancipation movement was promoted by João Casado de Almeida, Severino Davino Barros and Father Luís Santiago.

The district was created with the name of Barra de Santa Rosa, on October 14, 1906, subordinated to the municipality of Picuí. On September 18, 1936, the district of Barra de Santa Rosa ceased to belong to the municipality of Picuí, being annexed to the municipality of Serra do Cuité. On November 15, 1938, the district of Barra de Santa Rosa was renamed simply to Santa Rosa and the municipality of Serra do Cuité was renamed Cuité. On December 31, 1943, the district of Santa Rosa was renamed Barra de Santa Rosa. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Barra de Santa Rosa, on August 08, 1959, separated from Cuité.

Local Offices
Cartório de Distribuição Extra Judicial Rua Getúlio Vargas, 56 Centro Barra de Santa Rosa PB 58170-000 Telephone: (83) 3376-1168 E-mail: adrianoforumbarra@hotmail.com

Serviço Registral Ana Braga Henriques Rua Manoel de Souza Lima, 70 Centro Barra de Santa Rosa PB 58170-000 Telephone: (83) 3376-1147 E-mail: barrasantarosacartorio@yahoo.com.br

Online Resources

 * Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013 no Registros Históricos do FamilySearch

Local Churches
PARÓQUIA DE NOSSA SENHORA DA CONCEIÇÃO E SANTA ROSA DE LIMA 1973 Praça Frei Martinho, S/N Centro Barra de Santa Rosa PB 58170-000 Telephone: (83) 3376-1061 E-mail: conceiçaoesantarosadelima@bol.com.br