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'''Most of your genealogical research for Distrito Federal will be in two main record types: civil registration (''registros civis'') and church records (''registros da igreja''). This article will teach you methods for locating and searching these two record groups.''' | '''Most of your genealogical research for Distrito Federal will be in two main record types: civil registration (''registros civis'') and church records (''registros da igreja''). This article will teach you methods for locating and searching these two record groups.''' | ||
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<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Brazil Online Genealogy Records]]</span> | <div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Brazil Online Genealogy Records]]</span> | ||
<span class="community_button">[[ | <span class="community_button">[[Online Research Help|Online<br>Research Help]]</span></div> | ||
<div>[[Image:Brazil Map Distrito Federal.png|thumb|<center>State of Distrito Federal</center>]] | <div>[[Image:Brazil Map Distrito Federal.png|thumb|<center>State of Distrito Federal</center>]] | ||
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In 1850, a law was passed requiring registration of births and deaths throughout the country. Until 1870, the Catholic Church was required to keep this record. After 1870, these records were to be kept by the justices of the peace. Since 1827, the government has accepted marriages performed in the Catholic Church as official marriages. | In 1850, a law was passed requiring registration of births and deaths throughout the country. Until 1870, the Catholic Church was required to keep this record. After 1870, these records were to be kept by the justices of the peace. Since 1827, the government has accepted marriages performed in the Catholic Church as official marriages. | ||
Civil registration records are kept on a municipal level by local civil registration offices. Records are subsequently sent on to a municipal, district, or delegation office. People from small villages often reported their births, marriages, and deaths to a nearby central municipality office. Many towns in Brazil are very new. If you do not find records for the city you need, you will need to determine when the city was founded and from which older city it was created (try a Google search). Origins of cities are also given in the reference book, | Civil registration records are kept on a municipal level by local civil registration offices. Records are subsequently sent on to a municipal, district, or delegation office. People from small villages often reported their births, marriages, and deaths to a nearby central municipality office. Many towns in Brazil are very new. If you do not find records for the city you need, you will need to determine when the city was founded and from which older city it was created (try a Google search). Origins of cities are also given in the reference book, {{FSC|1018565|item|disp=Cidades e vilas 1998,}} which can be consulted online from a FamilySearch Center computer. | ||
=== 1. Online Digital Records for Civil Registration === | === 1. Online Digital Records for Civil Registration === | ||
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=== 2. Microfilm Copies of Civil Registration Records in the FamilySearch Catalog === | === 2. Microfilm Copies of Civil Registration Records in the FamilySearch Catalog === | ||
If the locality and time period you need are not included in the online records, the next step is would be to find them in the microfilm collection of the FamilySearch Library. Currently, the microfilms are being digitized, and plans are to complete that project by 2020. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a [https:// | If the locality and time period you need are not included in the online records, the next step is would be to find them in the microfilm collection of the FamilySearch Library. Currently, the microfilms are being digitized, and plans are to complete that project by 2020. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search '''FamilySearch Center'''] near you. | ||
===3. Writing for Civil Registration Certificates=== | ===3. Writing for Civil Registration Certificates=== | ||
If the records are not online, and you do not have ready access to the microfilms, civil registration records in Brazil can be obtained by writing to the local civil registry in the municipality. Civil officials will generally answer correspondence in Portuguese. Your request may be forwarded if the records have been sent to state archives. '''''This method is not always reliable. Officials might or might not respond.''''' <br> | If the records are not online, and you do not have ready access to the microfilms, civil registration records in Brazil can be obtained by writing to the local civil registry in the municipality. Civil officials will generally answer correspondence in Portuguese. Your request may be forwarded if the records have been sent to state archives. '''''This method is not always reliable. Officials might or might not respond.''''' <br> | ||
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=== 2. Microfilm Copies of Church Records in the FamilySearch Catalog === | === 2. Microfilm Copies of Church Records in the FamilySearch Catalog === | ||
If the locality and time period you need are not included in the online records, the next step is to find them in the microfilm collection of the FamilySearch Library. Currently, they are being digitized, and plans are to complete that project by 2020. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a [https:// | If the locality and time period you need are not included in the online records, the next step is to find them in the microfilm collection of the FamilySearch Library. Currently, they are being digitized, and plans are to complete that project by 2020. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search '''FamilySearch Center'''] near you. <br> | ||
Currently, there are no microfilmed records for this state. | Currently, there are no microfilmed records for this state. | ||
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*You do not have to be fluent in Portuguese to read your documents. Genealogical records usually contain a limited vocabulary. Use this [[Portuguese Genealogical Word List|Portuguese Genealogical Word List]] to translate the important points in the document. | *You do not have to be fluent in Portuguese to read your documents. Genealogical records usually contain a limited vocabulary. Use this [[Portuguese Genealogical Word List|Portuguese Genealogical Word List]] to translate the important points in the document. | ||
*To learn how to read Portuguese records, study the [https://script.byu.edu/ | *To learn how to read Portuguese records, study the [https://script.byu.edu/portuguese-handwriting/introduction '''The Portuguese Script Tutorial.'''] | ||
*Reading aids are samples of typical records with translations of key words provided. | *Reading aids are samples of typical records with translations of key words provided. | ||
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