Jacuípe, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Jacuípe is an indigenous word that means "in the river of jacus". From Tupi jacu: species of galliform bird; y: river; and pe: no. The movements of man in the clearing of the North region of Alagoas are ancient. According to historians, settlers coming from Porto Calvo in the 17th century were the first to arrive in the region, where Jacuípe, formerly Jacutinga, is located. According to historians, the owners of the land were the Indians, who maintained good relations with the whites, forming a small village that gradually grew until it became a community. The first residents were Horácio Pedrona, Miguel Morato da Silva and Graciliano Pedrosa. Jacuípe, whose toponym was given due to the Jacuípe River, which cut through its territory, has always had the movement linked to Palmares, in Pernambuco, due to the ease of access. The growing community began to demand better services and more attention from Porto Calvo, to which it belonged. In the administrative division of Brazil referring to the year 1933, the district of Jacuípe appears in the municipality of Porto Calvo. In 1943, the district of Jacuípe changed its name to Jacuitinga. Without assistance, the residents started a movement for emancipation. Mário Acioly Wanderley, Alcides Moreira da Silva and Manoel Bezerra Cavalcante stood out. Jacuípe was elevated to the category of autonomous municipality and removed from Porto Calvo, with full emancipation on February 4, 1958.

Former Names:
 * Jacuitinga

Local Offices
Cartório Registro Civil Rua do Comércio, s/n Centro Jacuípe Jacuípe CEP: 57960-000 Alagoas Telephone: (0xx82) 99305-4011 Email: cartoriojacuipe@live.com

Local Churches
Paróquia de São Caetano Pça. São Caetano, S/N Centro - Jacuípe - AL CEP 57960-000 Tel.: (82) 3257-5109

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Jacuipe Rua Miguel Morato, 35 - Centro Telephone: (82) 9144-0737 E-mail: prefeituradejacuipe@hotmail.com

Prefeitura Municipal de Jacuípe Rua Prefeito Mário Acioly Wanderley, S/Nº - Centro CEP: 57960-000 Telephone: (82) 3257-5077 - 3257-5036 Email: prefeituradejacuipe@gmail.com