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+==Online Resources==
+==Brazil Census==
 A census is a count and description of a population. Censuses have been taken by various governments of Brazil and by some ecclesiastical officials. Census records are not frequently used in Brazilian family history research because better sources such as church records and civil registrations exist.
 After compiling statistical information, the original census returns in Brazil were often destroyed. Census records of some areas still exist at regional archives, and some ecclesiastical censuses are found in diocesan archives. Information is given here concerning census records of select states of Brazil.
+== Searching Census Records  ==
+When searching census records it is important to remember the following:
+*Information may be incorrect.
+*Accept the ages with caution.
+*Given names may not always be the same as the names recorded in vital records.
+*Names may be spelled as they sound.
+*Place names may be misspelled or spelled phonetically.
+*If the family is not found at a suspected address, search the surrounding area.
+*Parts of some censuses are indecipherable.
+When you find your ancestor in one census, search that same location in the earlier and later census records for additional family members.
+== Searching in Big Cities  ==
+Finding your ancestor’s family in the census records of a large city and learning the street where the family resided will also enable you to search other records such as church records and civil registrations.
+If possible, determine your ancestor’s address for the time period of the census you are searching. Sources that sometimes give street addresses for cities in Brazil include:
+*Civil certificates of births, marriages, and deaths.
+*Church records of christenings, marriages, and burials.
+*City directories from various years (see [[Brazil Directories]]).
 == Bahia State Census  ==
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 Information about Italian and Polish immigrants in southern Brazil can also be found in the Arquivo dos Padres da Congregação de São Vicente de Paulo (Archive of the Priests of the São Vincente de Paulo Parish) in Curitiba, Paraná.
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-== Searching Census Records  ==
-When searching census records it is important to remember the following:
-*Information may be incorrect.
-*Accept the ages with caution.
-*Given names may not always be the same as the names recorded in vital records.
-*Names may be spelled as they sound.
-*Place names may be misspelled or spelled phonetically.
-*If the family is not found at a suspected address, search the surrounding area.
-*Parts of some censuses are indecipherable.
-When you find your ancestor in one census, search that same location in the earlier and later census records for additional family members.
-== Searching in Big Cities  ==
-Finding your ancestor’s family in the census records of a large city and learning the street where the family resided will also enable you to search other records such as church records and civil registrations.
-If possible, determine your ancestor’s address for the time period of the census you are searching. Sources that sometimes give street addresses for cities in Brazil include:
-*Civil certificates of births, marriages, and deaths.
-*Church records of christenings, marriages, and burials.
-*City directories from various years (see [[Brazil Directories]]).
 [[pt:Brasil Censo|es=Censos de Brasil]]
 [[Category:Census records by country|Brasil]]
 [[Category:Brazil]] [[Category:Census_records in Brazil]]