Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The city of Cuiabá was officially founded on April 8, 1719. History records that the first signs of Bandeirantes from São Paulo in the region, where the city is today, date from 1673 and 1682, when the pioneer Manoel de Campos Bicudo passed through the region. He founded the first village in the region, at the point where the Coxipó River flows into the Cuiabá River, a town called São Gonçalo. In 1718, the flag of the paulista from Sorocaba, Pascoal Moreira Cabral, arrives at the place, already abandoned, who, after a losing battle to the Coxiponés Indians, found himself compensated for the discovery of gold, starting to dedicate himself to mining. On April 8, 1719, Pascoal Moreira Cabral signed the founding minutes of Cuiabá, in the place known as Forquilha, on the banks of the Coxipó River. It was the way found to guarantee the rights for the discovery to the Captaincy of São Paulo. In 1726, the governor-general of the Captaincy of São Paulo, Rodrigo César de Menezes, arrived in the region as a representative of the Kingdom of Portugal. On January 1, 1727, Cuiabá is elevated to the category of village, with the name of Vila Real do Senhor Bom Jesus de Cuiabá. Quickly, however, the gold mining proved to be smaller than expected, which led to the abandonment of the site by the population. But, a century after its foundation, Cuiabá was elevated to the status of city on September 17, 1818, and became the capital of the then province of Mato Grosso on August 28, 1835 (previously the capital of the province was Vila Beauty of the Holy Trinity). There are several versions for the origin of the name Cuiabá. One of them is that the name originates from the Bororo word Ikuiapá which means “place of Ikuia” (ikuia: harpoon arrow, fishing arrow, made from a species of wild cane; shovel: place), the name designates a locality where the Bororo Indians used to hunt and fish in the Prainha stream (which cuts through the central area of ​​Cuiabá). Another possible explanation is that Cuiabá would be an agglutination of Kyyaverá (which in Guarani means “bright otter river”). A third hypothesis says that the origin of the word is in the fact that there are trees producing gourds on the banks of the river and that Cuiabá would mean “river that creates a vessel”. There are still other versions that are less historically based, which are closer to legend than fact. District created with the name of Vila Real do Senhor Bom Jesus de Cuiabá, by Royal Provision of 1722. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Vila Real do Senhor Bom Jesus de Cuiabá, in 1726. Elevated to the condition of city with the name of Cuiabá, Letter of Law of 17-09-1818. By Permit of 1820, and by Provisional Law No. 19, of 28-08-1835, it was declared Capital of the Province of Mato Grosso. Former Name:
 * Vila Real do Senhor Bom Jesus de Cuiabá

Local Offices

 * 1º Serviço Notarial e Registral de Cuiabá Av. Getúlio Vargas nº 141 Cuiabá - MT, 78005-370 Telephone: (065) 3052-8609 Email: gloriabertoli@primeirooficio.com.br
 * 2º Serviço Notorial e Registral da 1ª Circunscrição Imobiliária de Cuiabá Av. Marechal Deodoro, 330 Cuiabá - MT, 78005-505 Telephone: (065) 3052-4232 Email: atendimento@2ofcba.com.br
 * 3ª Serviço Notarial e Registral de Pessoas Naturais de Cuiabá MT Rua Barão De Melgaço nº 3758 Cuiabá - MT, 78005-300 Telephone: (065) 3052-0466 Email: cart3of@terra.com.br
 * 4º Serviço Notarial de Cuiaba Rua Campo Grande 533 Cuiabá - MT, 78005-170 Telephone: (065) 3624-9999 Email: atendimento@protestocuiaba.com.br
 * 5º Serviço Notorial e de Registro de Imóveis da 2ª Circunscrição Imobiliária da Comarca Cuiabá Avenida Isaac Povoas nº 1010 Cuiabá - MT, 78032-015 Telephone: (065) 3321-2017 Email: quintooficiocuiaba@terra.com.br
 * 6º Serviço Notarial e Registro de Imóveis de Cuiabá-MT Avenida Tancredo Neves, nº 250 Cuiabá - MT, 78065-200 Telephone: (065) 3051-5300 Email: 6_oficio@terra.com.br
 * 7º Serviço Notarial e Registral da Comarca de Cuiabá- MT Av Filinto Muller nº 1200 Cuiabá - MT, 78043-409 'Telephone: (065) 3621-1613 Email: cartorio7oficiocba@terra.com.br
 * Cartório de Paz e Notas do Coxipó da Ponte Av. Fernando Correa Da Costa, 4621 Cuiabá - MT, 78080-000 Telephone: (065) 3661-3402 Email: cartorioxavier@uol.com.br
 * Cartório de Registro Civil e Notas do Distrito de Nossa Senhora da Guia Rua Vicente De Figueiredo, 430 Cuiabá - MT, 78104-000 Telephone: (065) 3353-4072 Email: cartorionsguia@gmail.com