Traipu, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
District created with the name of Porto da Folha, in 1885. Elevated to the category of village with the name of Porto da Folha, in 1835, dismembered from Penedo. In 1870, the village of Porto da Folia was renamed Traipú. Elevated to the status of city and municipal seat with the name of Traipu, in 1892. Emancipation: 05/16/1892

Former Names:
 * Porto da Folha

Local Offices
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais Rua Coronel Medeiros, 528 Centro Traipu Traipu - AL 57370-000 Brazil Telephone: (82) 98103-1147 / 98134-2898 E-mail: [mailto:cartoriodetraipu@hotmail.com cartoriodetraipu@hotmail.com]

Local Churches
Paróquia Nossa Senhora do Ó (Creation: 18/12/1733) Casa Paroquial Centro Traipu - AL 57370-000 Brazil Telephone: (82) 3536-1797 / 99608-0983

Localities

 * Mumbaça
 * Uruçu
 * Belo Horizonte
 * Lagoa do Tabuleiro

Surrounding Municipalities

 * Belo Monte
 * Batalha
 * Jaramataia
 * Girau do Ponciano
 * Campo Grande
 * Olho D'Água Grande
 * São Brás

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Onofre Tavares Bastos Rua Senador Serapião, s/n Centro Traipu - AL Brazil Telephone: (82) 8112-0504 / (82) 9910-3177 E-mail: [mailto:igor_traipu@hotmail.com igor_traipu@hotmail.com]

Prefeitura Municipal de Traipu R. Cônego Ribeiro, 60 Centro Traipu - AL 57370-000 Brazil Telephone: (82) 3536-1144 E-mail: [mailto:pmtraipu@bol.com.br pmtraipu@bol.com.br]