Juruá, Amazonas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The word Juruá comes from Iuruá, which in Guarani means wide-mouthed river. The history of the municipality is linked to that of Tefé and Carauari. At the end of the 17th century, the village of Tefé was founded, which, after the expulsion of the Spaniards and the definitive consolidation of Portuguese rule over the region, became the seat of a municipality covering 500,000 km². In 1710, after the expulsion of the Spanish missionaries, the Juruá was recognized. After the penetrations in that river, it was processed with greater frequency, attracting adventurers such as the Northeastern, Paraíba, Piauí and Rio Grande do Norte, for the exploration of rubber, who were the pioneers of the settlement of Juruá. The Indians who inhabited the Juruá region were the Meneruás, Maranás, Canamaris, Catuquinas, Catauixis and others.

In 1955, the municipality of Juruá is created. Installation Date: 01/31/1956.

Local Offices
Ofício do judicial e anexos Rua Francisco de Paula, 100 Centro Juruá Juruá 69520-000 Amazonas Telephone:(0xx97) 9427-1188

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Marlene Goes Damasceno Telephone: (97) 3427-1007

Prefeitura Municipal Rua Francisco de Paula, 98 Centro Juruá Amazonas 69.520-000 Tel: (97) 3427-1006 | Fax: (97) 3427-1061 E-mail: prefeiturajurua@gmail.com Website: http://www.jurua.am.gov.br/