Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Governador Dix-Sept Rosado ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History
The municipality was founded on September 17, 1766. The village of São Sebastião, later Sebastianópolis, became a town and was installed on July 31, 1951. On May 10, 1962, it was elevated to the category of municipality. On March 15, 1963, the Federal Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional Law No. 2,788, of May 10, 1962, which created the municipality of Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, separated from that of Mossoró.

Former Names:
 * São Sebastião
 * Sebastianópolis

Local Offices
Cartório Ofício Único Rua Cônego Soares, 29 Centro Governador Dix-Sept Rosado - RN 59790-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3328-2141 E-mail: [mailto:cartoriogds@yahoo.com.br cartoriogds@yahoo.com.br]

Local Churches
Paróquia São Sebastião Rua Manoel Joaquim, 32 Centro Governador Dix-Sept Rosado - RN 59790-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3328-2240

Surrounding Municipalities

 * North: Baraúna e Mossoró
 * East: Upanema e Mossoró
 * South: Caraúbas, Felipe Guerra e Apodi
 * West: Tabuleiro do Norte/CE

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal Rua Josué Dias, 243 Centro Governador Dix-Sept Rosado - RN 59790-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3328-2323