Xapuri, Acre, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The memory of the first years of Xapuri's life is linked to land appropriation and unrestrained plant extraction, which certainly brought the first pioneers to the region where the city of Xapuri is located. The “Little Princess of Acre”, as Xapuri was historically known, was officially founded on March 22, 1904. Its emergence is directly related to the expansion of rubber extraction in the late 19th century, which resulted in the foundation of Amazonian rubber plantations. The name of the city originates from the indigenous word “Chapury” which means “river before”, this is due to its location being exactly in a position where two rivers meet: the Xapuri, (which gave the city its name), and the Acre River, forming only one. The city emerged from the first settlement in Acre and was the scene of the revolution that, at the beginning of the 20th century.

Elevated to the category of town with the name of Xapuri ex-Mariscal Sucre, in 1904. Elevated to the category of city in 1905. Elevated to the condition of municipal seat with the name of Xapuri, in 1912. Installed on 01-04-1913.

Former Name:
 * Mariscal Sucre

Local Offices

 * Serventias Extrajudiciais da Comarca de Xapuri Rua Coronel Brandão, 336, Sala 04 - Bairro Centro Telephone: (68) 3542-2092 Email: cartorio-xapuri@hotmail.com
 * (Notes; Registry of Interdictions and Guardianships; Title Protests; Registry of Property, Titles, Documents, and Civil Affairs of Legal Entities; Civil Registry of Natural Persons)

Other Institutions

 * Biblioteca Pública Municipal Casa Branca Rua 17 de Novembro, 287 - Centro Telephone: (68) 9987-6157 Email: elixapuri@gmail.com
 * Prefeitura Municipal de Xapuri Endereço: Rua 24 de Janeiro, 280 - Centro CEP: 69-930.000 Telephone: (68) 3542-2409 Website: http://xapuri.ac.gov.br/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CidadeDeXapuri