Coari, Amazonas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The first nucleus of settlement in the territory of the current municipality of Coari was an Indian village, founded in the beginning of the 18th century by the German Jesuit Samuel Fritz. The name of Coari was justified for being on the shore of the lake of that name. Coari, according to Canon Ulysses Pennafort, comes from the indigenous words "Coaya Cory", or Huary -yu", which mean, respectively, "river of gold" and "river of the gods". The first applies to the lake on whose shore is the municipal set and the second to the municipality. The region was originally inhabited by the Catauixis, Irijus, Jumas, Jurimauas and others Indigenous people. In 1759 the village was added to a place, receiving the name of Alvelos. In 1833, Lugar Alvelos was changed to a parish. In 1874, the parish was added to the village of Coari. In 1874, the municipality of Coari was created. In 1932, Coari was elevated to the category of city. Date of Installation: 01/01/1939

Former Names:
 * Alvelos

Local Offices
1º Ofício do Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais e Anexo Cartório do 1º Ofício Estrada Coari Mamia, km 03 União Coari Coari 69460-000 Amazonas Telephone:92-35612163

Online Resources

 * 1634-1878 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Coari Rua Felipe Cunha, s/n Centro Telephone:(97) 3481-1567

Prefeitura Municipal Rua 5 de Setembro, nº 1000 Centro 69460-000 Website: www.coari.am.gov.br