Colônia Leopoldina, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Located in the Vale do Rio Jacuípe, very close to the Serra do Teixeira, the primitive village would have appeared in the beginning of the 19th century. It is known, however, that the territory came to belong to Porto Calvo until 1901. It was only after 1852, with the installation of the military colony, that it became a settlement. On January 5, 1860, the colony received Emperor Dom Pedro II. The passage of Dom Pedro consolidated the village and became a historical fact. When the military colony was extinguished, in 1867, Leopoldina continued under the jurisdiction of Porto Calvo and soon after went into decline. Law 372, of 1861, created the district of Leopoldina and another law, in 1901, elevated it to a village and then a municipality. This contributed to the former colony's progress again. In 1923, it became a city. In 1943, the municipality of Leopoldina changed its name to Colonia de Leopoldina, with full political emancipation on July 16, 1962.

Former Names:
 * Leopoldina

Local Offices
Cartório de Registro Civil de Colônia Leopoldina Rua 15 de Novembro, 44 Centro Colônia Leopoldina Colônia Leopoldina >CEP: 57975-000 Alagoas Telephone: (0xx82) 3255-1740

Local Churches
Paróquia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo Pça. Pedro II, S/N Centro - Colônia Leopoldina - AL CEP 57975-000 Telephone: (82) 3255-1148

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Neide Alcântara Oliveira Praça Dom Pedro II, s/n - Centro Telephone: (82) 9100-1247 E-mail: adeilton_nc@hotmail.com

Prefeitura Municipal de Colônia Leopoldina R. 15 de Novembro, 10 – Centro CEP: 57975-000 Tel/Fax: (82) 3255-1145 / 3255-1147 Email: pmcl2@ig.com.br Website: http://www.colonialeopoldina.al.gov.br/ Facebook: https://pt-br.facebook.com/pages/Prefeitura-Municipal-de-Col%C3%B4nia-de-Leopoldina/207383759284291