Caturité, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The municipality of Caturité, located in the Cariri region, has a very important historical past and a very remarkable present. Its name emerged in the legend of the Indian Caturité, who stood out in the fight against the invading Portuguese, led by Teodósio de Oliveira Ledo, who kidnapped his daughter Potira, forcing him to come out of his hiding place in the Serra, to rescue the young native of the cariri race. Surrounded by enemies, the brave Indian warrior jumped into an abyss of the Paraíba River together with his daughter and both disappeared forever. In the sixties, Caturité, already an important village in the municipality of Boqueirão, stood out in the production of cotton and later also developed livestock, being considered one of the largest dairy basins in the region. The economy is based on the practice of subsistence agriculture, with emphasis on corn and beans and cattle breeding. However, with the drought that devastates the region, these activities have become increasingly unfeasible. Caturité has combined its historic past with its peaceful present and has become a very good place to live. In 1937, the district of Conceição appears in the municipality of Campina Grande. On November 15, 1938, the district of Conceição changed its name to Caturité. By act of transitional constitutional provisions enacted on June 11, 1947, transfers the district of Caturité from the municipality of Campina Grande to that of Cabaceiras On April 30, 1959, transfers the district of Caturité from the municipality of Cabaceiras to that of Carnoió. On June 27, 1961, the municipality of Carnoió changed its name to Boqueirão and the district of Caturité appears in the municipality of Boqueirão. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Caturité, on April 29, 1994, separated from Boqueirão.

Local Offices
Cartório de Registro Civil e Notas Rua João Queiroga, 94 Centro Caturité Paraíba 58455-000 Telephone: (83) 3345-1083 E-mail: cartoriodecaturite01@gmail.com

Online Resources

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