| Guide to '''Brazil ancestry, family history and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, immigration records, census records, and military records. | | Guide to '''Brazil ancestry, family history and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, immigration records, census records, and military records. |
| Brazil is a country in South America bordered by [[French Guiana Genealogy|French Guiana]], [[Suriname Genealogy|Suriname]], [[Guyana Genealogy|Guyana]], [[Venezuela Genealogy|Venezuela]], [[Colombia Genealogy|Colombia]], [[Peru Genealogy|Peru]], [[Bolivia Genealogy|Bolivia]], [[Paraguay Genealogy|Paraguay]], [[Argentina Genealogy|Argentina]], and [[Uruguay Genealogy|Uruguay]]. It was formerly a colony of [[Portugal Genealogy|Portugal]]. The official language is Portuguese.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Brazil," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil, accessed 24 March 2016.</ref> | | Brazil is a country in South America bordered by [[French Guiana Genealogy|French Guiana]], [[Suriname Genealogy|Suriname]], [[Guyana Genealogy|Guyana]], [[Venezuela Genealogy|Venezuela]], [[Colombia Genealogy|Colombia]], [[Peru Genealogy|Peru]], [[Bolivia Genealogy|Bolivia]], [[Paraguay Genealogy|Paraguay]], [[Argentina Genealogy|Argentina]], and [[Uruguay Genealogy|Uruguay]]. It was formerly a colony of [[Portugal Genealogy|Portugal]]. The official language is Portuguese.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Brazil," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil, accessed 24 March 2016.</ref> |