Moura

Soon after the discovery of gold in Minas Gerais, 1696, the region began to be populated by Portuguese living in northeastern Brazil and by caravans of new real Portugal.Foram many of the Portuguese crown finally prohibit the departure of Portugal, fearing a emptying of its own territory in the Iberian Peninsula.

The outbreak in Minas operated population, thanks to the evacuation of other areas of the colony of Brazil and Portugal, has caused concern in the kingdom. In both there was already a shortage of workers in several activities. It was such a greed for gold mounts, which have solved many of the subject property, thinking it prodigally hangover that came to Lavras, cinfiados in luck.

Already in the Portuguese colony of Brazil were recorded with their names for baptism. Predominated the names of Anthony, John, Joaquim, Manoel, Francisco and Joseph, plus the name of the city of origin, such as Antônio Francisco de Lisboa, Joaquim José de Coimbra, José de Guimarães, Manoel Viana, among others. Here the families from Porto, Braga and of other localities.

Besides the Portuguese origin of the set came camados new Christians, were citizens from other countries (often Jews) and who spent a season in Portugal. These adopted surnames derived from plants and animals such as Manoel Gomes de Carvalho and José Joaquim Lobo.