Apuiarés, Ceará, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Located in the region where the Tapuia and Canindés Indians lived [6] and, in the 19th century, an urban nucleus emerged from a chapel.

Its roots date back to the 19th century, with the name of Arraial do Jacu. The District of Peace was created according to Law nº 1.153, of November 24, 1864, already existing a considerable number of inhabitants.

With the creation of the District of Pentecoste (law nº 1.300, of December 31, 1869), Jacu lost its district privileges, coming to recover them according to Law nº 1.330, of October 10, 1870.

Political Evolution: Its elevation to the category of Municipality occurred according to Law No. 3,529, of January 25, 1957, having been installed on March 1 of the same year.

Church: The first manifestations of ecclesial support date back to the gregarious formation, when the respective chapel was built, having Father Manuel Ribeiro as a precedent of religious assistance and São Sebastião as patron. The parish has as its instrument of creation the Provision of February 2, 1946, of which the Archbishop of Fortaleza, D. Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, was a signatory, involving the Parishes of General Sampaio and Tejuçuoca.

With the creation of the District of Pentecoste (law nº 1.300, of December 31, 1869), Jacu lost its district privileges, coming to recover them according to Law nº 1.330, of October 10, 1870.

Political Evolution: Its elevation to the category of Municipality occurred according to Law No. 3,529, of January 25, 1957, was installed on March 1 of the same year.

The toponym Apuiarés  comes from the Tupi-Guarani  apu  or  apo  (root, origin) and  are  (fruit taste), and means  fruit-tasting root. Its original name was Jacu,  Arraial do Jacu  and, since 1943,  Apuiarés.

Local Offices
Tabelionato de notas e ofício de registros públicos Cartório João Paraíba Rua Francisco Bernardo Sobrinho, 75 Centro Apuiarés Apuiarés 62630-000 Ceará '''Telefone/Fax: (0xx85) 3356-1196 Email: joaoparaibacartorio@hotmail.com

Online Resources

 * 1725-1971 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Local Churches
Igreja Matriz São Sebastião Rua 25 de janeiro, 381 Centro Apuiarés Ceará

Cemeteries
Cemitério São Sebastião Rua. João Honório de Freitas S/N

Other Institutions
Prefeitura Municipal de Apuiarés Avenida Gomes da Silva n° 99 Centro Apuiarés Ceará Telephone: (85) 3356-1500 Website: http://www.apuiares.ce.gov.br/home/historia