Anadia, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
The territory occupied by the current municipality of Anadia was, in the mid-17th century, just a small village inhabited mainly by Caetés Indians, with the name of Campos do Arrozal de Inhauns. There was, at that time, a chapel dedicated to São João Nepomuceno, patron saint of the village; According to tradition, having been found on a stone in the Serra da Morena, a league from the city, a small image of the Virgin of Piedade and believing the inhabitants of the village to have been the same one left there or lost by some fugitive from Palmares, transferred -na to the chapel and they began to devote a fervent cult to her - some time later, the old chapel of São João Nepomuceno received, by patronage, the Virgin of Piedade, changing its name to Nossa Senhora da Piedade.

The São Miguel River was the first penetration route for explorers who, following the course of the river, found the small village of Indians and settled there, attracted by the fertility of the land. On July 18, 1801, by deliberation of the interim government of Pernambuco, Campos do Arrozal de Inhauns, was elevated to the category of village, with the name of Vila Nova de São João de Anadia, in honor of the Viscount of Anadia, Portuguese minister who endorsed the royal charter of July 8, 1799, authorizing the creation of the village, which was officially installed on December 20 of the same year, with territory separated from Alagoas, today Marechal Deodoro and Santa Maria, today União dos Palmares, received city forums on June 25, 1895, under the simplified name of Anadia.

Parish Foundation: January 1802 Elevation to the Village: 11/18/1801 Elevation to the City: 06/25/1895

Former Names:
 * Campos do Arrozal de Inhauns
 * Vila Nova de São João de Anadia

Local Offices
Cartório do 1º Oficio Registro de Títulos e Documentos e Civis das Pessoas Jurídicas -; Notas - Protesto de Títulos Rua Dr. Fenandes Lima, 42 - Bairro Centro Telephone: (82)3277-1397 E-mail: cartorio1oficio@yahoo.com.br Serviço de Registro Civil e Notas de Anadia Notas - Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais Rua Dr. Sebastião da Cruz Carlos Fonseca, S/N - Bairro Centro Telephone: (82)9948-3963 E-mail: nas-jr@hotmail.com

Local Churches
Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Piedade (Criação: 02/02/1802) Rua Dr. Fernandes Lima, 26 – Centro Anadia – AL CEP 57660-000 Tel.: (82) 3277-1123 / 99967-4453 / 99605-7835 

Localities

 * Bonito
 * Brejo
 * Chã de Brejinho
 * Comunidade Jaqueira
 * Comunidade Serra das Morenas
 * Estiva
 * Fazenda Nova
 * Folgão
 * Jaqueira
 * Jequiá do Cabutá
 * Laranjeiras
 * Povoado de Lagoa Seca
 * Povoado Limoeirinho
 * Povoado Mutirão
 * Povoado Jaqueira
 * Povoado Jequiá do Lucio
 * Povoado Tabuleiro
 * São Manuel
 * Serra de Fora
 * Sítio do Meio
 * Sítio Duas Estradas
 * Sítio Pivete
 * Tapera