Anahy, Paraná, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Anahy is a Brazilian municipality located in the Western Region of the State of Paraná. It has a population of 2,922 inhabitants, as estimated by the IBGE, published in August 2014. The correct spelling of the toponym is Anaí.

Anahy's history is linked to the coffee culture and the fertility of its lands. The Brazilian Immigration and Colonization Company (COBRIMCO) was the land colonizer.

The first name given to the location, in 1959, was Pingo de Ouro, but the name was changed to Anahy. The name Anahy is in honor of one of the daughters of a manager at COBRIMCO (Companhia Brasileira de Imigração e Colonização), the company responsible for colonizing the region at the time. The municipality of Anahy was colonized by two fronts: Southerners and Northerners. Knowing the fertility of the land and looking for a better future, in 1950, one of the first pioneers arrived here: Ricardo Pfeffer, together with his wife Matilde Hake Pfeffer, who acquired 13 bushels of land from COBRIMCO and began to dedicate themselves to if planting coffee.

The population of the municipality was estimated at 3,136 inhabitants, 70% of which are eradicated in the rural area, and are mostly made up of Minas Gerais, Bahians, Espírito Santo and Southerners. In agricultural production, soybeans predominate, with corn and cotton appearing in the background.

Former Names:
 * Pingo de Ouro

Online Resources

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

Other Institutions

 * Prefeitura Municipal de Anahy