Abatiá, Paraná, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Abatiá is a Tupi word that means corn grain. From abati  or  ybatim : corn (for  ubá  or  ybá : fruit;  tim : tapered, pointed); and  á : grain seed.

It was in the mid-1920s, more specifically in 1927, that the village of Lajeado was founded. The first farmers and settlers arrived in the territory where Abatiá is located today in 1929, bringing their families. Names such as João Carvalho, Antonio Maria, Cândido Coelho, Manoel José Pereira, João Vicente and João Ramalheiro brought their families to an area that was inhabited by the Caingangues Indians.

It is worth mentioning that the possibility of growing coffee in the region attracted such families to the current territory of Abatiá, in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Then it was renamed Carvalhópolis, in honor of the Carvalho family and their leader João Carvalho, considered the founder of the locality.

In 1938, the Capuchin friars of Santo Antonio da Platina responsible for the village of Lajeado, started the important construction of a wooden church, belonging to the Roman Catholic Church, in the center of what was then Carvalhópolis, closed in 1940.

In 1939, the Heritage of Carvalhópolis was elevated to the category of Administrative District, with territory belonging to the municipality of Santo Antônio da Platina, but its name was changed again to Lajeado. The State Decree-Law No. 199, of December 30, 1943, signed by Federal Interventor Manoel Ribas, allowed that district to be called Abatiá. In 1947, by State Law No. 2, of October 10, 1947, sanctioned by Governor Moysés Lupion de Tróia, the municipality of Abatiá was created, with a territorial area that belonged to the municipality of Santo Antônio da Platina. In 1954, the Parish of Nossa Senhora de Aparecida was created, spun off from Ribeirão do Pinhal. Subsequently, in March 1958, the parish passed into the care of the Rev. Father Elói Morawietz, an important historical and religious figure in the history of the municipality of Abatiá.

The elevation of the Heritage of Carvalhópolis to the category of Administrative District would occur in 1939, becoming part of the municipality of Santo Antônio da Platina, but the Government of Paraná changed its name to Lajeado.

Federal Interventor Manoel Ribas signed State Decree-Law nº 199, of December 30, 1943, legislation that gave permission for the district to lose the old name of Lajeado, changing its name to Abatiá.

The governor of Paraná Moisés Lupion sanctioned State Law nº 02, of October 10, 1947, legislation that created the municipality of Abatiá, when Santo Antônio da Platina was separated. The municipality was installed on October 17, 1947. The Government of Paraná appointed Mr. Everaldo Reis da Rocha as the first mayor.

Local Offices
OFÍCIO DE REGISTRO CIVIL DAS PESSOAS NATURAIS E TABELIONATO DE NOTAS Av. João Carvalho de Mello, 288 Bairro Centro Abatiá PR 86460-000 Telephone: (43) 3556-1263 E-mail: cartoriovl@uol.com.br

Online Resources

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

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Cidadã João André Barbosa Rua Elói Pereira, 170 Centro Abatiá PR 86460-000 Telefax: (43) 3556-1307 E-mail: bibmunicipaldeabatia@hotmail.com