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There are two major types of cemetery records in Brazil:
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== Online Records ==
*[http://www.interment.net/brazil/index.htm Brazil Cemeteries by State] at [http://www.interment.net/ Internment.net] Limited collection
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?year_range=5&action=search_cemetery&exact=true&country=Brazil Brazil Cemetery Memorials] at [https://billiongraves.com/ BillionGraves.com] Also indexed on {{RecordSearch|2026973|FamilySearch.org}} Limited collection. Index & images
*[https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=20&CSst=0 Brazil Cemetery Memorials] at [https://findagrave.com/index.html FindAGrave.com] Also indexed on {{RecordSearch|2221801|FamilySearch.org}} Limited collection. Index & images
*[http://cemiterios.genealogias.org/ Brazil List of Cemeteries] at [http://genealogias.org/ Genealogias.org] Limited collection. Index only. In Portuguese
*'''1897-2012''' {{RecordSearch|2137269|Brazil, Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Cemetery Records, 1897-2012}} at FamilySearch - [[Brazil, Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Browsable images
*'''1858-1977''' {{RecordSearch|1639714|Brazil, São Paulo, São Paulo, Burial Records, 1858-1977}} at FamilySearch - [[Brazil, São Paulo, São Paulo, Burial Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Limited collection, browsable images


Civil cemetery records generally begin after 1840.
== Cemetery Records ==
Cemetery records may provide the following information:
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|-
| style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:4em"|
*Birth year/date of birth
*Death year/date of death
*Marriage information (sometimes)
*Military service (sometimes)
| style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:1em"|
*Religion (sometimes)
*Occupation (sometimes)
*Place of residence at time of death (sometimes)
*Membership in an organization such as a fraternal society (sometimes)
|}


In São Paulo the first cemeteries of Consolação and Santo Amaro date from 1856. Some minority churches had their own cemeteries, including:
Funeral homes and mortuaries in the area will often have lists of cemeteries in the region. If you know the specific area where your ancestors resided, you may want to ask the local ''Cartório do Registro Civil'' (Registry of Civil Records) if any burial plots exist on private land anywhere nearby, or you may want to consult a local telephone directory.  


'''Gamboa''', an early English cemetery in Rio de Janeiro that was established in 1810.
Cemetery locations may also be found on local maps of the area. The present sexton or minister may have the burial registers and the records of the burial plots. A local library, historical society, or local historian may also help you locate obscure family plots or relocated cemeteries.  


'''São Francisco Xavier in Rio de Janeiro''', a cemetery for other nationalities that was established in 1840.
Cemetery records can be divided into two categories: gravestone inscriptions and written records.


'''São João Batista''', a cemetery established in Rio de Janeiro in 1852 for other nationalities.
=== Gravestone Inscriptions ===
Gravestone inscriptions include the  information recorded on gravestones/tombstones and transcripts of the information on the stones.


'''Cemitério dos Protestantes''' (Cemeteries of the Protestants) in São Paulo that was established in 1858.
Several online databases have transcriptions and images of gravestones in Brazil.
*[http://www.interment.net/brazil/index.htm Brazil Cemeteries by State] at [http://www.interment.net/ Internment.net] (limited collection)
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?year_range=5&action=search_cemetery&exact=true&country=Brazil Brazil Cemetery Memorials] at [https://billiongraves.com/ BillionGraves.com] Also indexed on {{RecordSearch|2026973|FamilySearch.org}}
*[https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=20&CSst=0 Brazil Cemetery Memorials] at [https://findagrave.com/index.html FindAGrave.com] Also indexed on {{RecordSearch|2221801|FamilySearch.org}}
*'''1897-2012''' {{RecordSearch|2137269|Brazil, Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Cemetery Records, 1897-2012}} at FamilySearch - [[Brazil, Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1858-1977''' {{RecordSearch|1639714|Brazil, São Paulo, São Paulo, Burial Records, 1858-1977}} at FamilySearch - [[Brazil, São Paulo, São Paulo, Burial Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]


The Lutheran cemetery in Nova Friburgo that was established in 1824.
Some of the monumental inscriptions may be found in manuscripts and printed books in libraries.<br>


Besides cemeteries, consult newspapers and other publications in the cities where the death occurred.
The following publication includes the listing of names in the Confederate Cemetery of Americana, São Paulo:
*Oliveira, Betty Antunes de. ''North American Immigration to Brazil: Tombstone records of the cemetery, Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, São Paulo State, Brazil''. Brasília: Gráfica do Senado Federal, 1978. {{FSC|981.61/S2 V3a;}} film copy {{FSC|1162423.}}


Cemetery records may give more information than parish burial registers or civil certificates of deaths, such as the birth year or date of birth and sometimes marriage information. They may also provide clues about a person’s military service, religion, occupation, place of residence at time of death, or membership in an organization such as a fraternal society.
=== Written Records ===
Many persons could not afford permanent purchase of the grave and gravestone or monument, so after a period of time the grave was reused. Written cemetery records can be especially helpful for identifying ancestors who were not recorded in other records, such as children who died young. Because relatives may be buried in adjoining plots, it is best to examine the original records. <br>


Some of the inscriptions on gravestones and monuments (referred to as monumental inscriptions) may have been transcribed and are found in manuscripts and printed books in libraries.
Written records include:
{|
|-
| style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:4em"|
*Cemetery sextons' records
*Municipal cemetery records
*Church yard records
| style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:1em"|
*Grave books
*Plot books
*Maps
|}


Many persons could not afford permanent purchase of the grave and gravestone or monument, so after a period of time the grave was reused. Other cemetery records such as burial books, sexton records, and especially plot books can be especially helpful for identifying ancestors who were not recorded in other records, such as children who died young. Because relatives may be buried in adjoining plots, it is best to examine the original records.
To find tombstone or sexton records you need to know where an individual was buried. The person may have been buried in a church, community, or private cemetery, usually near the place where he or she lived or died. You can find clues to burial places in funeral notices, church records, and death certificates.  


To find tombstone or sexton records you need to know where an individual was buried. The person may have been buried in a church, community, or private cemetery, usually near the place where he or she lived or died. You can find clues to burial places in funeral notices, church records, and death certificates.
A few sextons’ records and transcripts of tombstone information have been published, including:
*Dullius, Werner Mabilde. ''Cemitérios das Colônias Alemãs no Rio Grande do Sul (Cemeteries of German Colonies in Rio Grande do Sul''). Porto Alegre: Editora Gráfica Metrópole, 1985. {{FSC|981.65 V3d}}
*English, Elisabeth Doby. "''Cemitério Dos Campos''," United Daughters of the Confederacy Magazine. Vol. XXIII, no. 9, Sept. 1960, pp. 25–27. {{FSC|973 B2ud}}
*Wolff, Egon. ''Sepulturas de Israelitas – II: Uma Pesquisa em mais de Trinta Cemitérios não Israelitas (Jewish Burials: A Search in More Than Thirty Non-Jewish Cemeteries''). Rio de Janeiro: Cemitério Comunal Israelita, 1983. {{FSC|981 V3w}}
Other than these few sources, the FamilySearch Library does not have cemetery records for Brazil.


Funeral homes and mortuaries in the area will often have lists of cemeteries in the region. If you know the specific area where your ancestors resided, you may want to ask the local Cartório do Registro Civil (Registry of Civil Records) if any burial plots exist on private land anywhere nearby, or you may want to consult a local telephone directory.
[[pt:Brasil Cemitérios]]<br>


Cemetery locations may also be found on local maps of the area. The present sexton or minister may have the burial registers and the records of the burial plots. A local library, historical society, or local historian may also help you locate obscure family plots or relocated cemeteries.
[[Category:Brazil]] [[Category:Cemeteries]]
 
A few sextons’ records and transcripts of tombstone information have been published, including:
 
Dullius, Werner Mabilde. ''Cemitérios das Colônias Alemãs no Rio Grande do Sul (Cemeteries of German Colonies in Rio Grande do Sul''). Porto Alegre: Editora Gráfica Metrópole, 1985. (FHL book 981.65 V3d)
 
English, Elisabeth Doby. "''Cemitério Dos Campos''," United Daughters of the Confederacy Magazine. Vol. XXIII, no. 9, Sept. 1960, pp. 25–27. (FHL book 973 B2ud)
 
Wolff, Egon. ''Sepulturas de Israelitas – II: Uma Pesquisa em mais de Trinta Cemitérios não Israelitas (Jewish Burials: A Search in More Than Thirty Non-Jewish Cemeteries''). Rio de Janeiro: Cemitério Comunal Israelita, 1983. (FHL book 981 V3w)
 
Other than these few sources, the Family History Library does not have tombstone records for Brazil.
 
The following publication includes the listing of names in the Confederate Cemetery of Americana, São Paulo:
 
Oliveira, Betty Antunes de. ''North American Immigration to Brazil: Tombstone records of the cemetery, Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, São Paulo State, Brazil''. Brasília: Gráfica do Senado Federal, 1978. (FHL 981.61/S2 V3a; film copy 1162423)
 
==Online Resources==
*http://www.interment.net/brazil/index.htm
 
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[[Category:Cemeteries]]

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Cemetery Records

Cemetery records may provide the following information:

  • Birth year/date of birth
  • Death year/date of death
  • Marriage information (sometimes)
  • Military service (sometimes)
  • Religion (sometimes)
  • Occupation (sometimes)
  • Place of residence at time of death (sometimes)
  • Membership in an organization such as a fraternal society (sometimes)

Funeral homes and mortuaries in the area will often have lists of cemeteries in the region. If you know the specific area where your ancestors resided, you may want to ask the local Cartório do Registro Civil (Registry of Civil Records) if any burial plots exist on private land anywhere nearby, or you may want to consult a local telephone directory.

Cemetery locations may also be found on local maps of the area. The present sexton or minister may have the burial registers and the records of the burial plots. A local library, historical society, or local historian may also help you locate obscure family plots or relocated cemeteries.

Cemetery records can be divided into two categories: gravestone inscriptions and written records.

Gravestone Inscriptions

Gravestone inscriptions include the information recorded on gravestones/tombstones and transcripts of the information on the stones.

Several online databases have transcriptions and images of gravestones in Brazil.

Some of the monumental inscriptions may be found in manuscripts and printed books in libraries.

The following publication includes the listing of names in the Confederate Cemetery of Americana, São Paulo:

  • Oliveira, Betty Antunes de. North American Immigration to Brazil: Tombstone records of the cemetery, Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, São Paulo State, Brazil. Brasília: Gráfica do Senado Federal, 1978. FS Library 981.61/S2 V3a; film copy FS Library 1162423.

Written Records

Many persons could not afford permanent purchase of the grave and gravestone or monument, so after a period of time the grave was reused. Written cemetery records can be especially helpful for identifying ancestors who were not recorded in other records, such as children who died young. Because relatives may be buried in adjoining plots, it is best to examine the original records.

Written records include:

  • Cemetery sextons' records
  • Municipal cemetery records
  • Church yard records
  • Grave books
  • Plot books
  • Maps

To find tombstone or sexton records you need to know where an individual was buried. The person may have been buried in a church, community, or private cemetery, usually near the place where he or she lived or died. You can find clues to burial places in funeral notices, church records, and death certificates.

A few sextons’ records and transcripts of tombstone information have been published, including:

  • Dullius, Werner Mabilde. Cemitérios das Colônias Alemãs no Rio Grande do Sul (Cemeteries of German Colonies in Rio Grande do Sul). Porto Alegre: Editora Gráfica Metrópole, 1985. FS Library 981.65 V3d
  • English, Elisabeth Doby. "Cemitério Dos Campos," United Daughters of the Confederacy Magazine. Vol. XXIII, no. 9, Sept. 1960, pp. 25–27. FS Library 973 B2ud
  • Wolff, Egon. Sepulturas de Israelitas – II: Uma Pesquisa em mais de Trinta Cemitérios não Israelitas (Jewish Burials: A Search in More Than Thirty Non-Jewish Cemeteries). Rio de Janeiro: Cemitério Comunal Israelita, 1983. FS Library 981 V3w

Other than these few sources, the FamilySearch Library does not have cemetery records for Brazil.

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