Maturéia, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The history of Maturéia is related to the beginnings of the Povoado dos Canudos from which the municipality of Teixeira originated. The name of the place was derived from the captain of Campos, Francisco da Costa Teixeira, who in 1761 took possession of an extensive region located in one of the extensions of the Serra da Borborema. The old village of Canudos changed its name to Vila do Teixeira and, in 1874, it was elevated to the status of a city. The village of Maturéia belonged to Teixeira. During its formation, it evolved from the condition of a crossing point for merchants and cattle tangerines to a street that became famous for the vegetal phenomenon of the prolonged maturation of its cashew trees. From the observation of the old inhabitants of that place, the maturis, as the new cashews are called, still green (peduncles) had a long ripening. The phenomenon has a scientific explanation: Maturéia is very close to the mountain elevations that culminate in Pico do labre, the highest point in the state of Paraíba. There, the climatological regime creates, as it were, steps for the incidence of the so-called cashew rains, on a scale of variation dictated by Nature. Depending on the altitude, the maturéia phenomenon, according to the matuta language, happens in different periods, however sequenced. The region has, therefore, prolonged ripening, producing continuous cashew crops. This interesting phenomenon from a botanical point of view has been hampered by deforestation and the constant fires practiced in the foothills. Recently, the State Government zoned an environmental preservation area to discipline the use of the soil in the surroundings of Pico do Jabre. District created with the name of Maturéia ex-town, on September 20, 1989, subordinated to the municipality of Teixeira. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Maturéia, on December 13, 1995, separated from Teixeira. historical facts related to the municipality, such as date of foundation, political emancipation, etc.

Local Offices
Serviço Registral e Notorial Avenida José Jeronimo, s/n Centro Maturéia PB 58737-000 Telephone: (83) 8729-9784 Website: www.cartoriomatureia.com.br

Online Resources

 * Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013 no Registros Históricos do FamilySearch

Local Churches
PARÓQUIA DE SÃO FRANCISCO DE ASSIS (2009)