Logradouro, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
As in most cities that comprise the region of Guarabira, in the mid-15th century, these lands belonged to the Potiguara Indians, in a region called Serra da Copaoba. After the discovery of Brazil, in 1500 the Portuguese wanted to take possession of the lands. However, other peoples invaded Brazil, the French, who arrived here and allied with the Potiguaras. History reports that it was difficult for the Portuguese to conquer Copaoba, there were 25 years of war (1574 to 1599) and they only won with the support of the Tabajaras, Indians who populated the Agreste Zone and coast. After the conquest, colonization came, the Portuguese government distributed the lands for the settlers to come to live here, these lands were called sesmarias. In 1619, Raphael de Carvalho received the 13th allotment of the captaincy of Parahyba, where the municipality of Logradouro would emerge. When the Dutch invaded part of the Brazilian Northeast, the Potiguars revolted again, thus stopping the distribution of land for some time. Between 1625 and 1690 no one wanted to reside in the lands fearing the Indians. With the resumption, in 1706 they returned to occupation in the region. It is also recorded that José de Abreu Cordeiro, great owner of Serra da Raiz, owned these lands (today, Logradouro) in 1776 and contributed a lot to their settlement. In 1822, when Manoel Soares da Costa and his brother-in-law José Vicente built their farmhouses, their wattle and daub corrals and a chapel where the Mother Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário is now built, in Caiçara. What made the small village prosper was trade. These sites, which later gave rise to Logradouro and Caiçara, they became the path of drovers or muleteers who came from the Mamanguape fair to that of Anta Esfolada (former name of the city Nova Cruz/RN - neighboring city) The municipality of Logradouro began its settlement with a village that emerged from a cattle farm. However, an important fact happened at the beginning of the last century: the RFFSA railroad that would pass through Caiçara was diverted, because some influential owners feared the loss of their cattle, the road then passed through Logradouro, starting its development. Another important step was taken on January 1, 1927, when the construction of the first chapel in the village was completed, with São Sebastião as its patron saint, inaugurated by Canon Aprígio, priest of Serra da Raiz. The definitive step for the city's progress was the installation, in 1935, of of a large cotton processing plant owned by the multinational Anderson Clayton & Cia, which became known as "A americana", today Tecelagem Santo André, when buying cotton, wealth of those times and employing part of the population, the industry made Logradouro grow. Unfortunately, the wealth of cotton began to decline at the end of the 20th century, with the arrival of agave and the impoverishment of the region. Religiosity has always been present in the municipality, the monument to Nossa Senhora do Desterro, one of the symbols of the city, was built by Joaquim Medeiros, who worked as a painter and his wife Dona Maria, who was a teacher and sculptor, a couple from Ceará The first monument was in front of the bungalows, houses built by the industry. In 1936, it was moved to the side of the chapel by the couple Teodomiro Pacífico and Maria Eleotérica Soares. Today, the municipality has, in addition to the first chapel, another Church dedicated to São Sebastião, which is waiting for the Diocese of Guarabira to be, one day, elevated to the Mother Church and one of its illustrious sons was Fr. Hildebrando Marques da Silva (1924-2004). District created with the name of Logradouro on December 20, 1961, subordinated to the municipality of Caiçara. Elevated to the category of municipality, with the name of Logradouro, on April 29, 1994, separated from Caiçara.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil e Notas Rua Francisco Gomes, 113 Centro Logradouro PB 58254-000 Telephone: (83) 3337-0103

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia Nossa Senhora dos Remédios Praça Capitão Antonio Vieira, s/n Centro Logradouro PB 58254-000 Telephone: (83) 3521-1274 Paróquia Nossa Senhora de Santana Rua Joaquim Pinto Neto, 12 Centro Logradouro PB 58254-000 Telephone: (83) 3521-1305