Contenda, Paraná, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
In 1895, German and Polish settlers founded the colonial nucleus of Contenda near the Iguaçu River. Some time after the foundation, Colônia Contenda became an Administrative District in the municipality of Lapa. Romário Martins tells us that "...in 1932, the district had 15,000 inhabitants. Former Names:
 * Campestre
 * Capital da Batata
 * Catanduvas do Sul
 * São Pedro
 * Serrinha

Online Resources

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