Atalaia, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Atalaia, the fourth village of Alagoas, emerged from the distribution of land allotments to those responsible for ending the Quilombo or run-a-way slave refuge in Serra da Barriga, better known as Quilombo de Palmares. It is said that the region was donated to Domingos Jorge Velho from São Paulo, who would have erected a chapel to Nossa Senhora das Brotas and started a village. Initially, it included lands that now belong to several surrounding municipalities, which were removed from it: Viçosa, União dos Palmares, Capela and Palmeira dos Índios, which in turn gave rise to several other municipalities - therefore, it is considered "mother city". from the Alagoas countryside. Atalaia was a village on February 1, 1764, then moved to a Parish in 1763, and finally a City on March 5, 1891.

Former Names:
 * Arraial dos Palmares
 * Vila Real de Bragança
 * Arraial de Nossa Senhora das Brotas
 * Vila de Atalaia

Local Offices
Cartório do 1º Ofício de Registro Geral de Imóveis e Notas Lot. Santa Inês, AL 210 - Atalaia - AL CEP 57000-690 Tel.: (82) 3299-4323 Cartório de Registro Civil de Pessoas Naturais, Nascimentos, Casamentos e Óbitos Tv. Manoel Vicente, S/N - Centro - Atalaia - AL Tel.: (82) 3264-1680 Email: cartorioregcivilatalaia@hotmail.com Ofício de Notas, Protesto, Títulos e Documentos R. Barão José Miguel, 84 - Centro - Atalaia - AL CEP 57690-000 Tel.: (82) 3264-1540

Local Churches
Paróquia de Nossa Senhora das Brotas (Criada em 1763) Rua José Tomás Nonô, s/n - José Paulino - Atalaia - AL CEP 57690-000

Cemeteries

 * Cemitério da Usina Triunfo
 * Cemitério da Vila José Paulino
 * Cemitério do Povoado Boca da Mata
 * Cemitério do Povoado Branca de Atalaia
 * Cemitério do Povoado Porangaba
 * Cemitério do Povoado Santo Antônio
 * Cemitério do Povoado Sapucaia
 * Cemitério Público de Atalaia

Localities

 * Assentamento Brasileiro
 * Assentamento Milton Santos
 * Bairro Alto do Cruzeiro
 * Bairro Nova Olinda
 * Fazenda Boa Fé
 * Fazenda Chã da Jaqueira
 * Fazenda Flor da Serra
 * Fazenda São Pedro
 * Fazenda Tabocas
 * Fazenda Timbó
 * Fazenda Triunfo
 * Fazenda Varame
 * Povoado Bittencourt
 * Povoado Branca de Atalaia
 * Povoado Olhos d'Água
 * Povoado Porangaba
 * Povoado Santo Antonio
 * Povoado Sapucaia
 * Usina Ouricuri
 * Vila José Paulino

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal de Atalaia R. Fernando Gondim, 114 - Centro - Atalaia - AL E-mail: ascomprefeituradeatalaia@hotmail.com Telephone:(82) 3264-2054 Website: www.atalaia.al.gov.br