Arara, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The area, which would soon be known by the name of "Baraúnas das Araras" due to the large number of birds of this species existing there around the year 1860. It was then that at the same time, coming from the state of Ceará, Father-Master-Doctor José Antônio Maria Ibiapina arrived in the region, who greatly influenced the clearing and progress of the Curimataú region, where the municipality of Arara is located today. He founded the Santa Fé Charity House near the current city of Arara, installed in 1866, on land donated by Major Antônio José da Cunha and his wife Cândida Americana Hermogenes de Miranda Cunha, owners of limestone deposits in the region. Major Antonio José da Cunha, he also built the first house in the future town of Arara and contributed a lot to its development until 1881 when he died at the age of 94. His wife Cândida Americana, who was very religious, donated part of the farm to Father Ibiapina, with houses, cattle, donkeys and mules for the construction of another charity house in Santa Fé. The Igreja Matriz de Arara under the invocation of Nossa Senhora da Piedade, had its construction also started by Father Ibiapina, who came to provide equally relevant services to the community that was formed there. In 1937, the Arara district appears in the municipality of Serraria. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Arara, on December 1, 1961, dismembered from Serraria.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil Rua Salon de Lucena, s/n Centro Arara Paraíba 58396-000 Telephome: (83) 3369-1124 E-mail: adillacaldeira@gmail.com

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Piedade Rua Padre Ibiapina, s/n Centro Arara Paraíba 58396-000 Telephone: (83) 3369-1099 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pascomdapiedade/