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Civil registration records in Brazil can be obtained by writing to the local civil registry in the municipality. Civil officials will generally answer correspondence in Portuguese. Your request may be forwarded if the records have been sent to state archives. | Civil registration records in Brazil can be obtained by writing to the local civil registry in the municipality. Civil officials will generally answer correspondence in Portuguese. Your request may be forwarded if the records have been sent to state archives. | ||
After deciding who has jurisdiction over the records for the time period you need, write a brief request to the proper office. Send the following: | After deciding who has jurisdiction over the records for the time period you need, write a brief request to the proper office. Write a brief request in Portuguese to the proper office using this address as guide replacing the information in parentheses:<br> | ||
:'''Cartório de Registro Civil''' | |||
:'''([http://postalcode.globefeed.com/Brazil_Postal_Code.asp postal code]), (city), (state)''' | |||
:'''BRASIL'''<br><br> | |||
*[http://postalcode.globefeed.com/Brazil_Postal_Code.asp '''Find the Brazilian postal code here.'''] | |||
Send the following: | |||
*Money for the search fee, usually $10.00, and an international reply coupon (IRC) | *Money for the search fee, usually $10.00, and an international reply coupon (IRC) | ||