Paulista, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
At the end of the 17th century, Oliveira Ledo and Arruda Câmara had passed through the site, which would have left traces of a village in the area where the municipality now stands. The current city of Paulista has its history started in 1851, when the rich local owner, Captain General José Félix Machado, donated the land for his patrimony. A chapel was soon built, which was completed in the same year and offered to Saint Joseph. br> The village was formed in the 1930s, during the construction of the Curema (Coremas) and Boqueirão (Cajazeiras) dams, which perpetuated the Piranhas River that runs through the municipality from south to north. The cluster gained momentum, developing rapidly with the exploitation of crops and cattle raising. It is believed that the name of the municipality was given in honor of a paulista, Domingos Jorge Velho, who was in the region leaving his mark and the first traces of a village. In 1937, the district of Paulista appears in the municipality of Pombal. On December 31, 1943, the district of Paulista was renamed Piranha. On January 7, 1949, the district of Piranha was renamed Paulista again. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Paulista, on December 22, 1961, separated from Pombal.

Local Offices
Cartório Francisco Martins Lopes Rua João Pessoa, 221 Centro 58760-000 Telephone: (83) 3445-1397

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia de São José Rua Vicente Carreiro de Almeida, s/n Centro Paulista PB 58860-000 Telephone: (83) 3445-1030

Localities
District: Mimoso e Ipueiras