Macau, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
District created with the name Macau, by provincial resolution nº 294, of 19-08-1854. Elevated to the category of town with the name of Macau, by Provincial law or Provincial Resolution nº 158, of 10/02/1847, which transferred the headquarters of Angicos to the village of Macau. Elevated to the status of city with the name of Macau, by provincial law or provincial resolution nº 761, of 09/09/1875. In an administrative division referring to the year 1911, the municipality is made up of the headquarters district. Thus remaining in territorial divisions dated 31-XII-1936 and 31-XII-1937. By state decree-law No. 603, of 10/31/1938, the district of Independência was created and annexed to the municipality of Macau. In the framework established to be in force in the period 1939-1943, the municipality is made up of 2 districts: Macau and Independência.

By state decree-law nº 268, of 12/30/1943, the district of Independência was renamed Pendências. In a territorial division dated 1-VII-1950, the municipality is made up of 2 districts: Macau and Pendência ex-Independência. By state law nº 1039, of 12/12/1953, the district of Pendência is separated from the municipality of Macau. Elevated to the category of municipality. In a territorial division dated 1-VII-1960, the municipality is made up of the headquarters district. Thus remaining in the territorial division dated 2007.

Former Names:
 * Ilha de Manoel Gonçalves
 * Independência
 * Pendência

Local Offices
1º Ofício de Notas Rua Martins Ferreira, 179 Centro Macau - RN 59500-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3521-3265

2 º Ofício de Notas Rua Pereira Carreiro, 120 Centro Macau - RN 59500-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3621-1536

Local Churches
Igreja Nossa Senhora da Conceição Praça Mons. Celso Cicco, 84 Centro Macau - RN 59570-000 Brazil

Cemeteries
Cemitério Público Monsenhor Honório Rua Professor João Carlos 2 s/n Valadão Macau - RN 59500-000 Brazil

Surrounding Municipalities

 * East: Guamaré
 * Northwest: Porto do Mangue
 * Southwest: Afonso Bezerra
 * Southeast: Pedro Avelino
 * West: Pendências

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal de Macau Rua Barão do Rio Branco, 17 Centro Macau - RN 59500-000 Brazil