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*[[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Brazil Census|Census]]
*[[Brazil Census|Census]]
*[[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Brazil Probate Records|Probate]]
*[[Brazil Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
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*[[Brazil Census|Census]]
*[[Brazil Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Brazil Biography|Biography]]
*Naturalization and Citizenship
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|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each state of Brazil, including links to actual records.'''
|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each state of Brazil, including links to actual records.'''
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Many of Brazil's records are kept at the state and local level and may include civil registrations, censuses, inventories and wills, land records, notarial records, and military records to name a few. States are also divided into counties, and the cities and towns 'municipios' are in the counties, it is possible that a city, especially the larger ones such as Recife and São Paulo , may have a number of counties in them since a state like São Paulo can have over 200 counties.
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| [[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| Cities or parishes of foreign birth
| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], Schools, [[Brazil Military Records|Military Records]]
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| Deaths
| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Brazil Minorities|Cemeteries]], Newspapers
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| Ethnicity
| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Brazil Societies|Societies]]
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| Immigration dates
| [[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Brazil Census|Census]], [[Brazil Biography|Biography]], Naturalization and Citizenship
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| Living relatives
| Directories
| Newspapers, [[Brazil Biography|Biography]], [[Brazil Court Records|Court Records]]
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| Maiden names
| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Brazil Minorities|Cemeteries]], [[Brazil Military Records|Military Records]]
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| Marriages
| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Brazil Census|Census]]
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| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Brazil Census|Census]], Directories
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| Parents, children, and other family members
| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Brazil Census|Census]], [[Brazil Probate Records|Probate]], [[Brazil Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
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| Physical descriptions
| [[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Brazil Military Records|Military Records]]
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| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Brazil Census|Census]], [[Brazil Biography|Biography]]
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| Religions
| [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Brazil History|History]]
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| [[Brazil Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
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[[Brazil Biography|Biography]], [[Brazil History|History]], [[Brazil Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
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[[Category:Brazil Research_Guidance]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
[[Category:Brazil Research_Guidance]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Revision as of 20:29, 26 January 2021

Brazil Wiki Topics
Brazil flag
Beginning Research
Record Types
Brazil Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Brazil[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Brazil topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

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Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

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Immigration date
Country and town of origin


Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

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Nobility
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Handwriting
Naming patterns
Writing for records

States of Brazil[edit | edit source]

Dark thin font green pin Version 4.png The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each state of Brazil, including links to actual records.

Many of Brazil's records are kept at the state and local level and may include civil registrations, censuses, inventories and wills, land records, notarial records, and military records to name a few. States are also divided into counties, and the cities and towns 'municipios' are in the counties, it is possible that a city, especially the larger ones such as Recife and São Paulo , may have a number of counties in them since a state like São Paulo can have over 200 counties.

Birth dates Civil Registration, Church Records Emigration and Immigration
Cities or parishes of foreign birth Civil Registration, Church Records Emigration and Immigration, Schools, Military Records
Deaths Civil Registration, Church Records Cemeteries, Newspapers
Ethnicity Civil Registration, Church Records Emigration and Immigration, Societies
Immigration dates Emigration and Immigration Census, Biography, Naturalization and Citizenship
Living relatives Directories Newspapers, Biography, Court Records
Maiden names Civil Registration, Church Records Cemeteries, Military Records
Marriages Civil Registration, Church Records Census
Occupations Civil Registration, Church Records Census, Directories
Parents, children, and other family members Civil Registration, Church Records Emigration and Immigration, Census, Probate, Genealogy
Physical descriptions Emigration and Immigration Military Records
Places of residence Civil Registration, Church Records Census, Biography
Religions Church Records History
Social activities Social Life and Customs

Biography, History, Genealogy

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