Calçoene, Amapá, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The history of Calçoene begins in 1893 (some authors say it was 1894), when gold was discovered in the bed of the Calçoene River, by Brazilians Germano and Firmino Ribeiro, natives of Curuçá (in Pará). At that time, a resident of French Guiana named Clemente Tamba also found a lot of gold. Due to these discoveries, the French decided to radicalize the secular desire to occupy the region, thus reigniting the issue of the Franco-Brazilian Contestado, with several conflicts involving Brazilians from Amapá and French from Cayenne, culminating in the diplomatic victory of the Brazilians and the annexation from the area to the State of Pará, in 1900. Thus, the current city of Calçoene originated in the movement of gold prospectors and sparklers. On June 26, 1901, according to the census made in Calçoene, the population of the then village is 500 inhabitants, almost entirely made up of French from Cayenne. On May 23, 1945, Calçoene was elevated to a village and, on December 22, 1956, it was granted city status by Law No. 3056. On September 17, 1952, the construction works for the Br-156 highway arrived in Calçoene. On December 22, 1956, by law nº 3,056, the municipality of Calçoene was created, installed on January 25, 1957.Excerpt from the text by historian Edgar Rodrigues

District created with the name of Calçoense, in 1945. Elevated to the category of municipality, with the name of Calçoene, in 1956. Former Names:
 * Calçoense

Local Offices
Endereço: Av. João Estácio dos Santos, s/n Centro Calçoene Calçoene 68960-000 Amapá Telephone: (0xx96) 3423-1103 / 3423-1158 Fax: (0xx96) 3423-1103 Email: cartcalc@bol.com.br

Localities
The municipality is made up of 3 districts: Calçoene, Cunani and Lourenço. Main communities: Calçoene (Headquarters), Calafate, Carnot, Cunani, Goiabal and Lourenço.

Other Institutions
Calçoene City Hall Av. Antônio Teodoro Leal, 264 Telephone:(96)4231-225 Website: http://www.calcoene.ap.gov.br/