Araruna, Paraná, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The territory where the municipality of Araruna is located was the scene of numerous Castilian incursions soon after the discovery of Brazil, since, from this period on, the Jesuit priests founded and maintained their famous reductions for a long period. A stretch where the seat of the municipality is located would have been cut by one of the branches of the Caminho do Peabiru, a pre-Cabraline trail created and used by indigenous peoples, which linked the Chaco in Paraguay to the Brazilian coast. Due to this close connection with this millenary route, the small and old town of Ararun was known as Caminho do Peabiru.

But it was only after 1948, with the arrival of the families of Paulo Toledo, João Antônio Rodrigues, Ernesto and João Martins Tavares, Sebastião Inácio de Faria, José Maria de Faria, Joaquim Emídio de Faria and many other pioneers that the village - initially a site demarcated on top of a hill - began to grow, forming the first coffee and cereal crops in the region.

Its estimated population in 2005 was 13,516 inhabitants.

It borders the cities of: Jussara (North); Terra Boa (Northeast); Peabiru (East); Campo Mourão (Southeast); Lighthouse (South); Tuneiras do Oeste (Southwest); and Cianorte (West).

The main rivers that pass through the municipality are: Ivaí River Basin: Rio Claro, Rio Ligeiro and Rio Guarita. Piquiri River Basin: São Vicente River, Goioerê River and other streams.

The basis of the municipality's economy is related to agricultural activity. With plantations mainly of soy, corn and wheat, in addition to cassava, coffee and sugarcane crops; It also has beef and dairy cattle and, more recently, poultry.

On January 27, 1951, the village of Araruna was elevated to the category of Administrative District of Peabiru, by Law n.º 613. At the time, the neo district was made up of some houses, the first chapel dedicated to Santo Antônio and also some commercial establishments, such as bars and grocery stores.

Finally, on November 26, 1959, through State Law No. 253, the Municipality of Araruna was created. The installation, however, took place on November 29, 1955, with Darvino Batista Guimarães as the first mayor.

Former Names:
 * Caminho do Peabiru

Online Resources

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

Localities

 * Distrito de São Vicente do Oeste
 * Nova Era

Other Institutions

 * Prefeitura Municipal de Araruna
 * Municipality of Araruna