Nísia Floresta, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1703, with the Portuguese presence, the village of Papary took the form of a street and the church of Nossa Senhora do Ó began to be built, completed only 52 years later.
 * By Law number 242, of February 18, 1852, the village was separated from São José de Mipibu, becoming a municipality with the name of Vila Imperial de Papary and on February 1, 1890, it was renamed Vila de Papary.
 * In 1948, the community of Papary, in honor of its most illustrious daughter, changed its name to Nísia Floresta. The honoree was born in Papary, more precisely in Sítio Floresta, in 1810.

Former Names:
 * Vila Imperial de Papary

Local Offices
Cartório Ofício Único Rua João Batista Gondim, 21 Centro Nísia Floresta - RN 59164-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3277-2228 E-mail: [mailto:cartorionisia@hotmail.com cartorionisia@hotmail.com]

Local Churches
Igreja Nossa Senhora do Ó R. Padre José Hermínio, s/n Centro Nísia Floresta - RN 59164-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3277-2306 Facebook

Surrounding Municipalities

 * North: Parnamirim
 * West: São José de Mipibu
 * South: Arês e Tibau do Sul
 * East: Atlântico Oceano Atlântico

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal R. Prefeito Américo de Oliveira, 23 Centro Nísia Floresta - RN 59164-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3277-2259 E-mail: [mailto:prefeitura@nisiafloresta.rn.gov.br prefeitura@nisiafloresta.rn.gov.br] Website