Macera family

As the original settlement of Alto Cafezal started growing fast in the 1920s many European migrant families thought of moving to the new Eldorado. 

My Mother's family Darin arrived in what was already called Marilia in November 1927. They were a big family with mother, father, 12 sons and daughters, an uncle (Francesco) with his 3 adult children plus a few in-laws and children.

Two of the Darin kids ended up marrying into the Macera family that arrived from Rio Claro-SP a few years later. Octavio Darin, the 8th child of my grandparents married Sebastiana Macera and later on, Olimpia Darin aka Nina (10th Darin child) married Domingos Macera the 7th kid from the Macera clan.

Paschoal Macera was born in Italy on 1st July 1881. We don't know much about his early life. He married Adelina Giovanni (born on 8 September 1882) in Rio Claro-SP on 20 July 1901 and had many children; 10 of which lived to adulthood.

1. Filomena known as Nucia, married a man called Fredemberg and had Yvone & Euri;

2. Sebastiana married my uncle Octavio Darin and had 2 boys: Adilson & Octavio Luiz;

3. Vicentina never married. She worked as a nurse at maternity 'Gota de Leite' and other hospitals;

4. Odila married Lazaro Jorge S. Netto (born on 21st April 1912) and had a daughter called Cleumara;

5. Pierina married Oswaldo Coelho and had 2 boys: Orestes & Ozires;

6. Emília (Zica) married Carlos Santilli and had Ofelia, Lila & Carlinhos;

7. Domingos (Mingo) married my aunt Olimpia Nina Darin and had Ariene & Aristeu;

8. Wilson Macera

9. Nelson Macera married Marizete and had a boy;

10. Maria Macera married Armindo Arnaldo Vieira (born on 29 January 1912).

As far as I know, the Macera family ended up moving to Marilia because their son-in-law Carlos Santilli (born on 11 January 1900), married to Emilia aka Zica moved to Marília first and told his in-laws to take the train west too. Santilli was a bit of a business man and entrepreneur. He was involved with the local society and football club. As Santilli knew his brother-in-law Domingos aka Mingo, born on 29 October 1914, was a good football player he told him he would have a brighter future moving there.

I don't really know if Mingo arrived in Marilia by himself or with his large family. Anyway, the whole Macera family took the morning train leaving Rio Claro-SP and arrived in Marilia at twilight time one day in the early 1930s. They built a house on Rua Nelson Spielmann where they lived for decades.

When Mingo married Nina in 1938, he built a wooden plank-house on Rua Rio Grande do Sul, where he lived until his death on 22nd November 1981. Two other Macera sisters also moved to houses nearby Mingo's at Rua Rio Grande do Sul.

Sebastiana Macera marries Octavio Darin on 8 December 1936 ; Nina Darin marries Mingo Macera on 31st May 1938.

Octavio & Sebastiana's wedding souvenir  8 December 1936.

Yolanda Darin, her sister-in-law Sebastiana Macera & Octavio Darin with Joly. 

Sebastiana Macera says 'adieu' to the Daughters of Mary on 28 November 1936; Paschoal Macera & Adelina Giovanni celebrate their 50th Anniversary on 20 July 1951.

Carlos Santilli (*11 January 1900 +23rd September 1954); Emilia Macera Santilli (*18 December 1906 +30 September 1983); Orpheu Raphael Santilli (*17 August 1926 +19 September 1990); Marcos Aurelio Santilli (*20 October 1964 +10 July 1978) & Guilherme Bazzo Santilli. 

Carlos' brother Orpheu Rafael Santilli's pilot license issued on 31st March 1948. 

Carlos Santilli, 3rd man from left at the front row in 1929. Monsignor Luiz Bicudo on the right.