Alto Piquiri, Paraná, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The Upper Piquiriense territory was permeated by Spanish peoples from the 17th century onwards, when the Jesuit priests of the Society of Jesus were willing to catechize the indigenous peoples who inhabited these hinterlands, notably the region bordering the Piquiri River. However, this civilization did not flourish, not even the ruins of the exuberant work designed by the catechists remain.

The region would only see progress in the mid-twentieth century, when the first pioneers with interests to colonize the surroundings arrived in the locality.

The first denomination of the current municipality was Reconquista, given by a handful of obsessed pioneers. These early settlers were looking for the ideal place to plant and harvest their dreams, and they certainly found it, in Alto Piquiri.

The first residents arrived in 1952. Among the pioneer families, the ones from Altino de Campos, José Rodrigues do Prado (XARÁ), Familia Mação, Luiz Ruaro, Familia Vieira (Chácara São Benedito), Rubens Arno Sella, João Marques da Silveira, Nelson Rodrigues Barbosa, João Enrique, Tadaham Kiminami, Fioravante Lucetti, Agenor Alves Bueno, Elias Volpato, João Volpato, Leonízio Volpato, João Soares, Ermínio Mário Piffer, Otaviano de Souza Freire, João Silveira Crispim, Luíz Fernandes Araújo, Benedito Fernandes de Araújo, Eutrópio Maciel de Andrade, João dos Santos and many others. In the current district of Mirante do Piquiri, the pioneering spirit of Valdomiro de Freitas and family, who inhabited the place in the early 1950s, stands out.

The first merchant in the place was Senhor João Enrique; the Volpato brothers dedicated themselves to wood processing; and Cafeeira Alto Piquiri Ltda stood out in the region.

What effectively attracted this crowd of people was the fertility of the soil, since at the time, coffee, commonly called "green gold", was responsible for the emergence of countless cities, making many people's fortunes.

This factor gave rise to rapid economic growth, allowing the creation of the district on April 11, 1958, with the name of Alto Piquiri, with territory belonging to the municipality of Cruzeiro do Oeste.

By law No. 4,245, of July 25, 1960, sanctioned by Governor Moysés Lupion, the municipality of Alto Piquiri was created, spun off from Cruzeiro do Oeste.

The installation took place on November 15, 1961. The first municipal mayor, appointed, was Mr. Aparício Teixeira D'Avila and the first elected was Mr. Nelson Rodrigues Barbosa.

Foundation: July 25, 1961

Online Resources

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

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Rui Barbosa Praça Ney Braga, s/n Centro Alto Piquiri PR 87580-000 Telefax: (44)3656-1421 E-mail: educacao@altopiquiri.pr.gov.br