Santana do Matos, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy

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

History

 * 1696, Bernardo Vieira de Melo, then Governor of the Captaincy of Rio Grande do Norte, placed himself at the head of a small expedition and founded the Arraial de Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres on the left bank of the Açu (or Piranha) River, a reinforcement point for the conquest of the hinterland.
 * July 22, 1766, Creation of the municipality, initially called Vila Nova da Princesa.
 * October 16, 1845, Provincial Law nº 124, granted Vila Nova da Princesa city charters with the name of Açu.
 * October 13, 1836, In accordance with law no. 9, Santana do Matos separated from Açu, becoming a municipality.
 * August 6, 1855, by Provincial Resolution No. 314, the municipality returned to the status of a village, being definitively reestablished as a municipality a month later, on September 5 of the same year.

Former Names:
 * Vila Nova da Princesa

Local Offices
Ofício de Registro Civil e Tabelionato de Notas e Registros Públicos Rua Manoel Antonio de Macedo, 215 Centro Santana do Matos - RN 59520-000 Brazil E-mail: [mailto:totasantana@hotmail.com totasantana@hotmail.com]
 * Hours: Monday to Friday, from 8am to 12pm to 6pm

Local Churches
Paróquia de Sant’ana Rua Coronel Carvalho, 24 Centro Santana do Matos - RN 59520-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3434- 2076

Cemeteries
Cemitério Público Municipal São Sebastião RN-041, 397 Santana do Matos - RN 59520-000 Brazil

Localities

 * Fazenda Bom Bocadinho - The settlement of what is now the city of Santana do Matos began at Fazenda Bom Bocadinho, owned by the Portuguese Manoel José de Matos.
 * Povoação de São João Batista da Ribeira do Céu - Bernardo Vieira settled with his soldiers in the new camp, initiating the settlement of the Indians and ensuring the establishment of the settlers. From there, the village known as the village of São João Batista da Ribeira do Céu emerged.

Surrounding Municipalities

 * Angicos
 * Fernando Pedroza
 * Itajá
 * São Vicente
 * Florânia
 * Tenente Laurentino Cruz
 * Lagoa Nova
 * Bodó
 * Cerro Corá
 * São Rafael
 * Jucurutu

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal Rua Manoel Américo Carvalho, 56 Centro Santana do Matos - RN 59520-000 Brazil Telephone: (84) 3434-2255 Website Facebook Instagram