Ouro Branco, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Around 1830, the village where the municipality of Ouro Branco is located today began to appear. In 1881, Mr. Domingo Gomes, coming from Minas Gerais and leader at the time, ordered the construction of a chapel. In addition, he gave the name of Olho D'Água do Cajueiro (cacimba that was under a large cashew tree known in the region) to the village that was formed. A few years later, Domingos Gomes returned to Minas Gerais, but his son Francisco Gomes, known as Chicão, remained there. The village grew and became known as Olho d'Água do Chicão, in honor of Francisco Gomes. In 1901 it was elevated to the category of village, and was attacked by bands of outlaws led by Antônio Purcino and Lampião. Antônio Jiló de Campos, one of the community leaders, impressed by the whiteness of the immense cotton plantations, renamed this place, what was already almost a city, with the name of Ouro Branco. The leaders of the movement for political emancipation, achieved through Law n. 2445, of May 17, 1962, were Luís Gonzaga de Carvalho, José Limeira da Silva, Francisco Sotero Ângelo and José Soares da Silva. Its emancipation was made official on June 21 of the same year, with territory separated from the municipality of Santana do Ipanema. District created with the name Ouro Branco ex-town, in 1957. Elevated to the category of municipality in 1962, dismembered from Santana de Ipanema. Emancipation: 06/21/1962 Former Names:
 * Maravilha
 * Canapi
 * Águas Belas/PE
 * Itaíba/PE

Local Offices
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais e tabelionato de notas Cartório do Registro Civil e Notas Amorim carvalho Rua do Comércio, 73 Centro Ouro Branco Ouro Branco CEP: 57525-000 Alagoas Telephone: (0xx82) 3629-1126 /98805-8071 Email: mmcamorim@gmail.com

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Audálio Rodrigues Filho Rua do Comércio, s/n - Centro Telephone:(82) 3629-1407 Email: marri.al@hotmail.com Prefeitura Municipal de Ouro Branco R. Coronel Lucena, 774 – Centro CEP: 57525-000 Email: pmourobranco@ig.com.br Tel/Fax: (82) 3629-1131 Webite: http://ourobranco.al.gov.br/