Serra de São Bento, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy

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

History

 * 1938 - District created with the name Serra de São Bento, by state decree-law nº 603, of October 31st.
 * 1843 - The village was elevated to the status of a district, within the municipality of Goianinha.
 * 1958 - Elevated to the category of municipality with the name Serra de São Bento, by state law nº 2337, of December 31st.
 * 1959 - Formation of the headquarters district. Installed on January 16th.
 * 1868 - on March 12, it returned to the status of a village, this time belonging to the municipality of Nova Cruz, which remained that way until December 31, 1958, when through Law No. 2,337, it dismembered, becoming a municipality with the name of Serra de São Bento.

Former Names:
 * Serra dos Macacos
 * Serra do Pires

Local Offices
Ofício Único de Serra de São Bento Rua Getúlio Vargas, 689 Centro Serra de São Bento - RN 59275-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3294-2524 E-mail: [mailto:sjcampestre@uol.com.br sjcampestre@uol.com.br]
 * Hours: Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5pm

Local Churches
Paróquia de São Bento Abade Praça Salviano Gomes Crisanto, s/n Centro Serra de São Bento - RN 59214-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3289-0112

Cemeteries
Cemitério Municipal Rua Coronel Anísio de Carvalho, s/n Serra de São Bento Serra de São Bento - RN 59214-000 Brazil

Surrounding Municipalities

 * Araruna/PB
 * Lagoa d'Anta
 * Monte das Gameleiras
 * Passa e Fica
 * São José do Campestre