Extremoz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The territory of the current municipality was originally occupied by the Tupi and Paiacus Indians, but the lands were granted to the Jesuits in 1607. They were responsible for catechizing the indigenous people and built the Church of São Miguel, but were expelled by the Dutch invasions in 1757. Still in the In the 18th century, it was elevated to the category of village, establishing itself in the following decades as an economic and livestock center. With this, its emancipation from Ceará-Mirim was decreed in the 1960s. On April 4, 1963, Extremoz was separated from Ceará-Mirim and became a new municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte.

Former Names:
 * Vila Nova de Estremoz do Norte

Local Offices
Cartório Ofício Único Rua Pedro Rufino, 307 Centro Extremoz - RN 59575-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3279-2262

Ofício de Registros Civil e Registros Públicos Rua Pedro Vasconcelos, 48 Centro Extremoz - RN 59575-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3279-2262

Local Churches
Capela Nossaa Senhora Das Graças Rua Getúlio Rêgo, 45 Centro Extremoz - RN 59575-000 Brazil

Cemeteries
Cemitério Municipal Avenida Municipal, 08 Estrada de Pitangui Extremoz - RN 59575-000 Brazil

Localities

 * On August 18, 1855, Vila Nova de Estremoz do Norte was incorporated into the village of Boca da Mata, with the name "Vila de Ceará Mirim.

Surrounding Municipalities

 * Ceará-Mirim
 * Natal
 * São Gonçalo do Amarante

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal Rua Capitão José Pereira s/n Centro Extremoz - RN 59575-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3279-4910 Website Facebook Instagram