Mataraca, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
THE MUNICIPALITY was founded in the mid-19th century, on the Mataraca site, a toponym that means ant hill. Mataraca's history has always been linked to Mamanguape, of which it was a part. It participated in its heyday when Mamanguape was the center of commerce in the state. It all starts with the installation of "Sítio Mataraca", which was a major producer of sugarcane and cotton. The first chapel was built with money raised by a missionary nun, who settled in the same place where the mother church is today. District created with the name Mataraca, on December 21, 1908, subordinated to the municipality of Mamanguape. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Mataraca, on June 17, 1963, separated from Mamanguape.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil Rua Daniel Toscano, 234 Cento Mataraca PB 58292-000 Telephone: (83) 8829-5786 Email: cartoriomataraca@hotmail.com

Cartório Distrital de Barra de Camaratuba Rua Antônio Madeiro da Costa, s/n Centro Mataraca PB 58293-000 Telephone: (83) 3297-7002 E-mail: costanewton@yahoo.com.br

Online Resources

 * Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013 no Registros Históricos do FamilySearch

Local Churches
Paróquia SENHOR BOM JESUS (1994) Rua Daniel Toscano, 272 Centro Mataraca PB 58292-000 Telephone: (83) 3297-1135