Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
On July 7, 1735, the camp was elevated to the status of “Povoado de Caicó”. In order to internalize the settlement of the northeast, the Marquês de Pombal elevated it to the status of a town, naming it Vila Nova do Príncipe, in honor of the then prince and future king Dom João VI. Thus becoming the headquarters of the Parish of Gloriosa Senhora Sant'Ana do Seridó, separated in 1748 from the Parish of Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso de Piancó, current city of Pombal, in the state of Paraíba. And on December 15, 1868, the governor of the Province, Manuel José Marinho, signed Provincial Law No. 612, elevating it to the category of city with the name “Cidade do Príncipe”. Until, in 1890, the Provisional Government changed the name to “Cidade do Seridó”. This decree, revoked on July 7 of the same year, would change the name of the city to Caicó, indigenous name by which it was known since its founding. The adoption of the name Caicó took place with the aim of purging the marks of the Empire present in the terminology "Cidade do Príncipe", being inserted in the context of the new national republican policy.

Former Names:
 * Vila do Príncipe

Local Offices
Tabelionato de Notas e Ofícios de Registro Civil Av. Seridó, 403 Centro Caicó - RN 59300-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3421-2694 E-mail: [mailto:segundo.cartorio@gmail.com segundo.cartorio@gmail.com]

Local Churches
Cúria Diocesana de Caicó Mosteiro das Clarissas R. Projetada, 603 Caicó - RN 59300-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3421-1182

Diocése de Caicó Lago Dom Manoel Tavares, s/n Caicó - RN 59300-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3417-1752

Igreja Católica do Divino Espírito Santo Pç. Neide Batista Gurgel Frei Damião Caicó - RN 59300-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 99935-1477

Cemeteries
Cemitério Morada da Paz (privado) R. Chilon Heraclitus de Araújo, 1295 Caicó - RN 59300-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 4002-2535

Cemitério São Vicente R. Felipe de Araújo, 74 Caicó - RN 59300-000 Brazil

Localities
In 1735, the elevation of the Queiquó settlement to a town and, later, the parish seat, would cause a crisis with the province of Paraíba, due to the limits of the Seridoense territory claimed by both provinces. Caicó, judicially and religiously, belonged to the district and parish of Nossa Senhora do Bonsucesso do Piancó, currently the city of Pombal, in the hinterland of Paraíba.

Surrounding Municipalities

 * Cruzeta
 * Florânia
 * Jardim do Seridó
 * Jucurutu
 * Ouro Branco
 * Serra Negra do Norte
 * São Fernando
 * São José do Seridó
 * São João do Sabugi
 * Timbaúba dos Batistas
 * Várzea

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal de Caicó Av. Cel. Martiniano, 993 Centro Caicó - RN 59300-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3421-2280 Website