Alvarães, Amazonas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The city's history is intertwined with that of Tefé, a remote village founded at the end of the 18th century by the Jesuit Samuel Fritz. Disputes arose between the Spanish and Portuguese, and the latter's dominion over the region only consolidated in 1790. Constituted as a municipality, Alvarães passed the category of the municipality of Tefé, through state law No. 176 of December 1, 1938 and received the name of Caiçara. The name of the district was only changed to Alvarães on November 31, 1943, with the state decree law nº 1186. The territorial division of the district of Alvarães dates back to 1960 and remained until 1979. Alvarães is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state. state of Amazonas, northern region of the country. Installation Date: 07/02/1985 Former Names:
 * Caiçara

Local Offices
Cartório do Judicial e anexo 1st Registry of Natural Persons São Joaquim nº 281 - Centro Alvarães Alvarães 69475-000 Amazons Telephone: (97)33451196

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Alvarães Estrada Alvarães Nogueira, 946 São Francisco Telephone: (97) 8806-9760

Prefeitura Municipal Praça da Liberdade, s/n Centro 69475-000