Belém, Pará, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The history of the city of Belém is intertwined with the history of Pará through four centuries of formation and development. Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco, former Captain-General of Rio Grande do Norte, one of the heroes of the expulsion of the French from Maranhão, was given the honor of commanding an expedition of 200 men with the objective of removing foreign privateers from the north coast and initiating the colonization of the "Amazon Empire". On January 12, 1616, the city of Belém was founded by Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco. He laid the foundations of the city at the place now called Forte do Castelo. There he built a palisade fort, in a quadrangle made of rammed earth and garnished with baskets. This fortification was initially called the Nativity scene, today the historic Forte do Castelo. Inside, a chapel was built, being consecrated to Nossa Senhora da Graça. Around the fort, the village began to form, which then received the name of Feliz Lusitânia, under the invocation of Nossa Senhora de Belém. During this period, wars took place, as a result of the colonization process through the enslavement of the Tupinambás and Pacajás indigenous tribes and the invasion of the Dutch, English and French. Having won the fights with the invaders, the city lost the denomination of Feliz Lusitânia, becoming Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão Pará. In 1650, the first streets were opened, all parallel to the river. Cross paths led inland. There was greater development towards the North side, where the settlers raised their mud houses, starting the construction of the neighborhood called Cidade Velha. In the southern part, the first inhabitants were the religious Capuchos of Santo Antonio. In 1676, 50 farming families arrived from the island of the Azores, totaling 234 people. At that time, the construction of Fortaleza da Barra and Forte de São Pedro Nolasco stands out. In the eighteenth century, the city began to advance towards the forest, gaining distance from the coast. Belém was not only a point of defense, but also a center for the penetration of the interior and the conquest of the Amazon. The opening of the Amazon, Tocantins, Tapajós, Madeira and Negro rivers for the navigation of merchant ships of all nations, in the 19th century, after the colonial period, contributed to the development of the capital of Pará. At the beginning of the 20th century, there was a great advance in the city of Belém, but the crisis of the rubber cycle and World War I influenced the downfall of this development process.

Local Offices
Ofício de Registro Civil e Tabelionato de Notas Avenida Senador Lemos 1422 Telégrafo 66113-000 Telephone: (91) 3244-9808

Ofício de Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais Travessa Carlos Bentes, s/n Vila Mosqueiro 66910-220 Telephone: (91) 3771-3164

Ofício de Registro de Imóveis Rua 28 de Setembro 758 – Reduto 66053-350 Telephone: (91) 3212-5585

Ofício do Registro de Imóveis Travessa Rui Barbosa 1200 – Nazaré 66035-220 Telephones: (91) 3241-8421 / (91)3230-3227

Ofício Privativo de Casamentos Praça Felipe Patroni, s/n Palácio da Justiça 3º andar - Sala 303 Cidade Velha 66015-260 Telephone: (91) 3218-2153

Ofício de Registro de Títulos e Documentos Praça Saldanha Marinho 90 – Campina 66015-360 Telephone: (91) 3242-6339

Ofício de Protestos e Títulos Rua Aristides Lôbo 468 Centro 66017-010 Telephone: (91) 3224-7611

Tabelionato de Protesto de Títulos Rua Senador Manoel Barata 217 – Centro 66015-020 Telephones: (91) 3223-7471 / (91) 3223-8771 / (91) 3223-3763 E-mail: contato@tabelionatomourapalha.com.br

'''Tabelionato de Notas Travessa Frutuoso Guimarães 227 – Comércio 66019-040 Telephones: (91) 3242-5000 / (91) 3241-4609

Tabelionato de Notas Endereço: Avenida Nazaré 339 – Nazaré 66035-170 Telephone: (91) 3230-0577

Tabelionato de Notas Avenida Pedro Miranda 849 – Pedreira 66085-005 Telephones: (91) 3233-2749 / (91) 3264-0001

Tabelionato de Notas Travessa Três de Maio 1465 – São Braz 66063-390 Telephone: (91) 3249-4005 Website: https://www.conduru.com.br

'''Tabelionato de Notas Rua Senador Manoel Barata 203 – Comercial 66015-020 Telephone: (91) 3223-2414

'''Tabelionato de Notas Avenida Bráz de Aguiar 668 – Nazaré 66035-000 Telephone: (91) 3224-1071

Tabelionato de Notas e Registro de Contratos Marítimos Travessa Leão XIII 53 – Campina 66010-130 Telephones: (91) 3223-3470 / (91) 3222-2032

Ofício de Registro e Títulos e Documentos Praça Felipe Patroni, s/n 2º andar sala 307 Cidade Velha 66015-260 Telephone: (91) 3218-2114

Ofício de Registro Civil e Tabelionato de Notas Rua Manoel Barata 1059 Ponta Grossa 66810-100 Telephone: (91) 3247-1282

Ofício de Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais Rua Ó de Almeida 618 Campina 66017-050 Telephone: (91) 3212-1088

Ofício de Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais Travessa Soares Carneiro 699-A Umarizal 66050-520 Telephones: (91) 3205-0000 / (91) 3205-0006

Ofício de Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais Avenida Alcindo Cacela 1392 Nazaré 66040-020 Telephone: (91) 3246-8071

Ofício de Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais Avenida Visconde de Inhaúma 1781 Pedreira 66087-640 Telephone: (91) 3226-7365

Cemeteries
Cemitério e Crematório Parque das Palmeiras Avenida Duque de Caxias 12 - Marco 66623-590 Telephone: (91) 3082-0420 Website: http://www.carajasconvencoes.com.br

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Avertano Rocha Rua Manoel Barata nº 80 Telephone: (91) 3297-8141

Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional Avenida Governador José Malcher 563 Nazaré 66040-282 Telephone: (91) 3224.0699 E-mail: iphan-pa@iphan.gov.br Website: http://portal.iphan.gov.br

Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi Av. Magalhães Barata 376 São Braz Telephones: (91) 3219 3300 | (91) 3219 3369

Prefeitura de Belém Praça Dom Pedro II, s/nº Cidade Velha 66020-240 Telephones: (91) 3114-1015 | (91) 3114-1033