Delmiro Gouveia, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The first name given to the city of Delmiro Gouveia was Pedra and the village was formed from a station on the then Great-Western railroad. The name Pedra came from large rocks that existed next to the station.

In 1903, Delmiro Augusto da Cruz Gouveia arrived in the region from Recife (PE). He established himself by selling the leathers of cattle and skins of goats. In 1914, he installed a line factory with the name Companhia Agro Fabril Mercantil, attracting many residents to the region and bringing development. In 1921, Delmiro Gouveia managed to provide the place with electricity and piped water, coming from the Paulo Afonso waterfall. The workers' village received the name of Pedra, the "Stone of Delmiro". History records as an important fact the visit of Emperor D. Pedro II to the waterfall, dated October 20, 1859 and marked by a stone landmark, erected on the spot.

Decree-law 846, of November 1, 1938, of the Federal Intervention, created the district with the name of Pedra. Decree-law 2,902, of December 30, 1943, which established the administrative and judicial division of the State, changed the name of the village to Delmiro Gouveia. The municipality was definitively created by Law 1623, of June 16, 1952, removing it from Água Branca. Delmiro Gouveia, the pioneer in the use of the waterfall, was murdered. The main attraction of the municipality is it's own history, which can be researched at the Delmiro Gouveia Museum.

Former Names:
 * Pedra
 * Delmiro

Local Offices
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais Cartório de Registro Civil Rua da Independência, 57 Centro Delmiro Gouveia Delmiro Gouveia 57480-000 Alagoas Telephone: (0xx82) 3641-1024 Email: josecarlosedu@gmail.com

Localities

 * Povoado Cruz

Other Institutions
Biblioteca da Universidade Federal de Alagoas - Polo de Delmiro Gouveia Rodovia AL 145 - KM 3, nº 3849 - Bairro: Cidade Universitária Telephone: 3214-1920 Facebook: www.facebook.com/bibliotecaufal.campusdelmirogouveia

Biblioteca Pública Municipal Iêda Damasceno Rua José Bonifácio, 102 - Centro Telephone: (82) 9960-0080 / (82) 8722-4870 E-mail: setucedelgouveia@bol.com.br

Prefeitura Municipal de Delmiro Gouveia Praça da Matriz - Bairro: Centro 57480–000 Facebook: www.facebook.com/prefeituramunicipaldelmiro Website: delmirogouveia.al.gov.br Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/ascom pmdg