Chã Preta, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The colonization of Chã Preta began around 1865, where the city hall is now located. That was the headquarters of the Chã Preta farm. The movement of the locality, which continued with the name of Chã Preta and belonged to Viçosa, grew rapidly. In 1909, the market was created. Near Chã Preta there was a town called Tobias and that was where the market was held. A good part of the inhabitants wanted the center of the village to be transferred to Tobias. Soon Tobias went into decline and Chã Preta continued its development. District created in 1938. In the period from 1938 to 1947, the city was abandoned by the administrators of Viçosa. This started the movement for emancipation. The dispute caused an unprecedented event in the public administration of Alagoas: the area in charge of Chã Preta changed to Correntes, a municipality in Pernambuco. The emancipation movement went there with the change. With the Constitution of 1946, Chã Preta started to have representation in the City Council of Viçosa. On March 11, 1962, the village was emancipated.

Local Offices
Serviço Registral e Notarial de Chã Preta Rua Dr. Chico Teixeira, 79 Centro Chã Preta Chã Preta 57760-000 Alagoas Telephone: (0xx82) 3204-1131

Local Churches
Paróquia de Nossa Senhora da Conceição Praça Terezinha Brandão, S/N - Centro - Chã Preta - AL CEP 57760-000 Telephone: (82) 3204-1281

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Gregório Vasconcelos Rua Padre Dimas, s/n - Centro Telephone: (82) 9950-5775 / (82) 3372-9009 E-mail:	ascumpet@bol.com.br

Prefeitura Municipal de Chã Preta Rua Doutor Chico Teixeira, 115, Bairro Centro CEP: 57.760-000 - Chã Preta - AL Tel./Fax: (82) 3204-1132 E-mail: cha_preta_al@hotmail.com Website: http://www.chapreta.al.gov.br/