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[[Category:Record Finder]]The table below can help you decide which records to search.  
[[Category:Record Finder]]
== Record Finder Table for Brazil ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
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 ==
This Record Finder table links to the Brazil topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
===Vital Events ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Brazil Census|Census]]
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
|-
|}


===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]


{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Birth dates
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil Census|Census]]
*[[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Brazil Probate Records|Probate]]
*[[Brazil Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
|-
|-
| Cities or parishes of foreign birth
| align="left" | Living relatives
| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], Schools, [[Brazil Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Brazil Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Brazil Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil Directories|Directories]]
*[[Brazil Biography|Biography]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil Census|Census]]
*[[Brazil Biography|Biography]]
*Naturalization and Citizenship
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Schools
*[[Brazil Military Records|Military Records]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Deaths
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Brazil Minorities|Cemeteries]], Newspapers
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Ethnicity
| align="left" | Residence
| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Brazil Societies|Societies]]
*[[Brazil Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Brazil Biography|Biography]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Immigration dates
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Brazil Census|Census]], [[Brazil Biography|Biography]], Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Living relatives
| align="left" | Nobility
| Directories
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Newspapers, [[Brazil Biography|Biography]], [[Brazil Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Brazil Nobility|Nobility]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| Maiden names
| align="left" | Occupation
| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Brazil Minorities|Cemeteries]], [[Brazil Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Marriages
| align="left" | Religion
| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Brazil Census|Census]]
*[[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil History|History]]
|-
|-
| Occupations
| align="left" | Social activities
| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Brazil Census|Census]], Directories
*[[Brazil Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]  
*[[Brazil Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Brazil History|History]]
*[[Brazil Biography|Biography]]
 
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Physical description
| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Brazil Census|Census]], [[Brazil Probate Records|Probate]], [[Brazil Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
*[[Brazil Military Records|Military Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|}
===Reading the Records===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Physical descriptions
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| [[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Brazil Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]]
 
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" |Handwriting
| [[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Brazil Census|Census]], [[Brazil Biography|Biography]]
 
|-
|-
| Religions
| align="left" |Naming patterns
| [[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Brazil History|History]]
*[[Brazil Names, Personal|Naming patterns]]
|-
|-
| Social activities
| align="left" |Writing for records
| [[Brazil Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
 
[[Brazil Biography|Biography]], [[Brazil History|History]], [[Brazil Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
|}
 
==States of Brazil==
{|
|[[File: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.'''
|}


{|
|-
|
<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
    <li>[[Acre, Brazil Genealogy|Acre]]</li>
    <li>[[Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy|Alagoas]]</li>
    <li>[[Amapa, Brazil Genealogy|Amapá]]</li>
    <li>[[Amazonas, Brazil Genealogy|Amazonas]]</li>
    <li>[[Bahia, Brazil Genealogy|Bahia]]</li>
    <li>[[Ceara, Brazil Genealogy|Ceará]]</li>
    <li>[[Distrito Federal, Brazil Genealogy|Distrito Federal Includes Brasília]]</li>
    <li>[[Espirito Santo, Brazil Genealogy|Espírito Santo]]</li>
    <li>[[Goias, Brazil Genealogy|Goiás]]</li>
    <li>[[Maranhao, Brazil Genealogy|Maranhão]]</li>
    <li>[[Mato Grosso, Brazil Genealogy|Mato Grosso]]</li>
    <li>[[Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Genealogy|Mato Grosso do Sul]]</li>
    <li>[[Minas Gerais, Brazil Genealogy|Minas Gerais]]</li>
    <li>[[Para, Brazil Genealogy|Para]]</li>
    <li>[[Paraiba, Brazil Genealogy|Paraiba]]</li>
    <li>[[Parana, Brazil Genealogy|Parana]]</li>
    <li>[[Pernambuco, Brazil Genealogy|Pernambuco]]</li>
    <li>[[Piaui, Brazil Genealogy|Piaui]]</li>
    <li>[[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Genealogy|Rio de Janeiro]]</li>
    <li>[[Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy|Rio Grande do Norte]]</li>
    <li>[[Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Genealogy|Rio Grande do Sul]]</li>
    <li>[[Rondonia, Brazil Genealogy|Rondonia]]</li>
    <li>[[Roraima, Brazil Genealogy|Roraima]]</li>
    <li>[[Santa Catarina, Brazil Genealogy|Santa Catarina]]</li>
    <li>[[São Paulo, Brazil Genealogy|São Paulo]] Includes the City</li>
    <li>[[Sergipe, Brazil Genealogy|Sergipe]]</li>
    <li>[[Tocantins, Brazil Genealogy|Tocantins]]</li>
</ul>
|}
|}


[[Category:Brazil Research_Guidance]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
[[Category:Brazil Research_Guidance]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Latest revision as of 20:10, 18 March 2024


Brazil Wiki Topics
Flag of Brazil
Brazil Beginning Research
Record Types
Brazil Background
Brazil Genealogical Word Lists
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]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
Country and town of origin

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
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.
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