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=== Requesting Civil Records from Brazil  ===
=== Requesting Civil Records from Brazil  ===


Send the following:
*Money for the search fee, usually $10.00
*Full name and the sex of the ancestor sought
*Names of the ancestor’s parents, if known
*Approximate date and place of the event
*Your relationship to the ancestor
*Reason for the request (family history, medical, and so on)
*Request for a photocopy of the complete original record
If your request is unsuccessful, search for duplicate records that may have been filed in other state or ecclesiastical archives.


Directories of the civil registration offices of Brazil for 1981 and 1993 are available through the FamilySearch Library. The following publications list the addresses of the municipality civil registration offices and will help you identify the municipality a particular town belongs to:  
Directories of the civil registration offices of Brazil for 1981 and 1993 are available through the FamilySearch Library. The following publications list the addresses of the municipality civil registration offices and will help you identify the municipality a particular town belongs to:  
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