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=== Brazil Research Strategies  ===
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[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/64 Brazil Beginning Research]<br>
<center><font size = "4"><br>'''Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page'''</font></center><br>
[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Brazil.pdf BYU Research Outline for Brazil]<br>
<center>''The Brazil Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Brazil. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.''</center><br>
[[Brazilian Research: Getting Started|Getting Started]] <br>
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[[Brazil How to Guides|"How to" Guides]]<br>
[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]]<br>
[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/54 Reading Portuguese Handwritten Records"]<br>
[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927159 Record Collections Available at FamilySearch for Brazil]
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== Brazil Research Strategies  ==
=== Brazil Research Tips  ===
*[[Brazil Getting Started|Getting started]]
*'''Birth, Marriage, and Death Information:''' There was no government-mandated record of birth, marriage, or death until 2850, where the Catholic Church was required to keep the birth and death records for the government. The Catholic Church continued to do so until 1870, where n the records were moved to the Justice of the peace.<br> Prior to that date, all such events were recorded by the Catholic Church. [[Brazil Church Records|Learn more about Brazil Catholic Church Records.]]
*[[Brazil How to Guides|"How to" Guides]]<br>
*[[Brazil Finding Town of Origin|Finding Town of Origin]] - locating the town your ancestor was from
*[[Brazil Record Finder|Record Finder]] - gives suggestions for records to search
*[[Brazil Online Learning|Online Learning]] - Video Classes
*[[media:Brazil Research Guide.pdf|Brazil Research Guide]]
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Brazil.pdf BYU Research Outline for Brazil]
 
== Brazil Research Tips  ==
*'''Birth, Marriage, and Death Information:''' There was no government-mandated record of birth, marriage, or death until 1850, where the Catholic Church was required to keep the birth and death records for the government. The Catholic Church continued to do so until 1870, where n the records were moved to the Justice of the peace.<br> Prior to that date, all such events were recorded by the Catholic Church. [[Brazil Church Records|Learn more about Brazil Catholic Church Records.]]
*'''Finding Parents:''' [[Brazil Church Records|Catholic church records]] frequently recorded the parents and grandparents of the person being baptized or married. This tradition was carried into [[Brazil Civil Registration|civil registration records]].
*'''Finding Parents:''' [[Brazil Church Records|Catholic church records]] frequently recorded the parents and grandparents of the person being baptized or married. This tradition was carried into [[Brazil Civil Registration|civil registration records]].


===Brazil Records to Search===
[[Category:Brazil Research_Guidance]]
*<u>[[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]</u>: Civil registrations of births, marriages, and deaths of individuals became standardized by the 1880s in Brazil. For help with using and locating civil registration records for Brazil see [[Brazil_Civil_Registration-_Vital_Records|Brazil Civil Registration.]]
*<u>[[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]</u>: The Roman Catholic Church has long been an integral part of Brazilian society and culture. Most of your ancestors from Brazil were Catholic and were recorded in local church records called parish registers (registros paroquias). The catholic church recorded births, marriages, deaths, and burials in parish registers. Catholic parish records are some of the best in the world, stretching back hundreds of years to the earliest settlements of Brazil. For help with using and locating Catholic Church records for brazil see [[Brazil_Church_Records|Brazil Church Records.]]
 
===Reading the Records===
*[[Reading Aid for Brazilian Birth Certificates]]
*[[Reading Aid for Brazilian Marriage Certificates]]
*[[Reading Aid for Brazilian Death Certificates]]
*[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]]<br>
*[https://script.byu.edu/portuguese-handwriting/introduction Genealogical Documents Examples and Handwriting Helps]
 
== Brazil Record Finder  ==
 
This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. For a more complete list, visit [[Portugal Record Finder|Portugal Record Finder]].
 
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| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
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| Age
| [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]], [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| [[Brazil Census|Census]], [[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| Birth date and birthplace
| [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]], [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| [[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| Death information
| [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]], [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| Newspapers, [[Brazil Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| Marriage information
| [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]], [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| [[Brazil Census|Census]],
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| Emigration information
| [[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Brazil Census|Census]], [[Brazil Biography|Biography]], Naturalization and Citizenship
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| Parents, children, and other family members
| [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]], [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], Directories
| Newspapers, [[Brazil Biography|Biography]], [[Brazil Court Records|Court Records]]
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| Language helps
| [[Portuguese Genealogical Word List|Word List]], Handwriting
| [[Brazil Language and Languages]]
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== Further Brazil Research  ==
For more research in Brazil, including research at the district level, visit the [[Brazil Genealogy|Brazil]] page on the Wiki.
 
[[Category:Brazil Research Guidance‏‎]]
[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]

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Brazil Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Brazil Beginning Research
BYU Research Outline for Brazil
Getting Started
"How to" Guides
Portuguese Genealogical Word List
Reading Portuguese Handwritten Records"
Record Collections Available at FamilySearch for Brazil

Brazil Research Tips[edit | edit source]

  • Birth, Marriage, and Death Information: There was no government-mandated record of birth, marriage, or death until 2850, where the Catholic Church was required to keep the birth and death records for the government. The Catholic Church continued to do so until 1870, where n the records were moved to the Justice of the peace.
    Prior to that date, all such events were recorded by the Catholic Church. Learn more about Brazil Catholic Church Records.
  • Finding Parents: Catholic church records frequently recorded the parents and grandparents of the person being baptized or married. This tradition was carried into civil registration records.
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