Boca da Mata, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The name of the municipality is a reference to the first residences built at the entrance of a large forest, extended towards Atalaia. The lands offered conditions for the implantation of sites and farms, which developed crops and livestock. Most of the land belonged to Engenho Santa Rita, owned by Antonio Pinto da Cunha Coutinho. And the first chapel was the work of Pedro Simões, former owner of the Mucambo mill. With the rapid development of the village, the movement for emancipation emerged. A law elevated the village to the status of an autonomous municipality, but the law was not complied with and Boca da Mata remained integrated into São Miguel dos Campos. Registered in the administrative division in force in 1955, when it had 463 inhabitants and 160 households. Emancipation took place in 1958.

Emancipation: 11/11/1958 Elevated to the category of municipality, in 1957. In 1958, the municipality was extinguished, returning to the status of district in the municipality of São Miguel dos Campos. Elevated again to municipality in 1958.

Local Offices
Registro Civil de Pessoas Naturais e Notas de Boca da Mata Rua José Henrique Teixeira, 140 - Boca da Mata - AL, CEP: 57680-000 Telephone: (082) 3279-1260 E-mail: laudemirocosta@bol.com.br

Único Ofício Notarial e Registral Rua Antônio Vieira Coimbra, 137 - Boca da Mata - AL, CEP: 57680000 Telephone: (82) 3279 1474 E-mail: uonr.bm@igmail.com.br

Local Churches
Paróquia Santa Rita de Cássia (Created: 22/05/1982) Praça Padre Cícero, 218 – Centro Boca da Mata – AL CEP 57680-000 Telephone: (82) 99623-8906

Other Institutions
Biblioteca Pública Municipal Graciliano Ramos Rua Manoel Silva Teixeira, s/n - Centro Telephone: (82) 3279-1585 E-mail: pmbmeducacao@yahoo.com.br

Prefeitura Municipal de Boca da Mata End.: Pç. 11 de Novembro, s/n – Centro CEP: 57680-000 Tel/Fax: (82) 3279-1487/1309 Email: bocadamata@ig.com.br Website: http://www.bocadamata.al.gov.br/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/topideias