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| == Getting started with Brazil research == | | | link1=[[South America|South America]] |
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| Welcome to the Brazil page of the research wiki! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors.Thru the Brazil page you will learn how to find, use, and analyze records for Brazil of genealogical value. The content on this page provides helps and tips for beginner, intermediate, and expert researchers alike. Here you will find helpful research tools and research guidance to aid you in your search for your ancestors. The Brazil page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential!
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| <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1307206745123_187" />Brazil is the largest country by both land area and population on the continent of South America. Also more people speak Portuguese in Brazil by far than speak that language in any other country, including [[Portugal|Portugal]]. Discovered by the Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral in April 21st, 1500 was populated by immigrants in the 1600s and 1700s becaming home to many, including immigrants from [[Italy]] and [[Germany]] who primarily settled in the south of the country.
| | Guide to '''Brazil ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. |
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| == Jurisdictions, States ==
| | Brazil is a country in South America bordered by [[French Guiana Genealogy|French Guiana]], [[Suriname Genealogy|Suriname]], [[Guyana Genealogy|Guyana]], [[Venezuela Genealogy|Venezuela]], [[Colombia Genealogy|Colombia]], [[Peru Genealogy|Peru]], [[Bolivia Genealogy|Bolivia]], [[Paraguay Genealogy|Paraguay]], [[Argentina Genealogy|Argentina]], and [[Uruguay Genealogy|Uruguay]]. It was formerly a colony of [[Portugal Genealogy|Portugal]]. The official language is Portuguese.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Brazil," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil, accessed 24 March 2016.</ref> |
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| Brazil is a republic comprised of 26 states and a federal district (Distrito Federal), which comprises the capital city of Brazilia. Many 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. | |
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| *[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/images/c/cf/Brazil_Research_Outline.pdf Brazil Research Outline]
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| *Research Guide: [http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/LatinAmerica/Brazil.pdf BYU Research Outline for Brazil]
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| *[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Brazil_Baptisms_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Brazil Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]
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| *[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Brazil_Deaths_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Brazil Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)]
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| *[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Brazil_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Brazil Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]
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| | | Brazil is a republic comprised of 26 states and a federal district (Distrito Federal), which comprises the capital city of Brasilia. |
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| | Many of Brazil's records are kept at the state and local level. States are also divided into counties, and the cities and towns ("municipios") are located within the counties. It is possible that a city, especially larger ones such as Recife and São Paulo, may contain several counties since a state like São Paulo can have over 200 counties. |
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| | <li>[[Acre, Brazil Genealogy|Acre]]</li> |
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| | <li>[[Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy|Alagoas]]</li> |
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| | <li>[[Amazonas, Brazil Genealogy|Amazonas]]</li> |
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| | align="center" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; font-family: verdana;" | '''Events'''
| | <li>[[Distrito Federal, Brazil Genealogy|Distrito Federal Includes Brasília]]</li> |
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| | align="left" style="background: rgb(249, 243, 253) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" | | | <li>[[Goias, Brazil Genealogy|Goiás]]</li> |
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| | <li>[[Maranhao, Brazil Genealogy|Maranhão]]</li> |
| | | <li>[[Mato Grosso, Brazil Genealogy|Mato Grosso]]</li> |
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| | align="center" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; font-family: verdana;" | '''Topics'''
| | <li>[[Minas Gerais, Brazil Genealogy|Minas Gerais]]</li> |
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| | <li>[[Pará, Brazil Genealogy|Pará]]</li> |
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| | <li>[[Paraiba, Brazil Genealogy|Paraíba]]</li> |
| *[[Brazil Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
| | <li>[[Paraná, Brazil Genealogy|Paraná]]</li> |
| *[[Brazil Biography|Biography]]
| | <li>[[Pernambuco, Brazil Genealogy|Pernambuco]]</li> |
| *[[Brazil Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| | <li>[[Piaui, Brazil Genealogy|Piauí]]</li> |
| *[[Brazil Church Directories|Church Directories]]
| | <li>[[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Genealogy|Rio de Janeiro]]</li> |
| *[[Brazil Church History|Church History]]
| | <li>[[Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Genealogy|Rio Grande do Norte]]</li> |
| *[[Brazil Church Records]]
| | <li>[[Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Genealogy|Rio Grande do Sul]]</li> |
| *[[Brazil Civil Registration- Vital Records|Brazil Civil Registration]]
| | <li>[[Rondonia, Brazil Genealogy|Rondônia]]</li> |
| *[[Brazil Court Records|Court Records]]
| | <li>[[Roraima, Brazil Genealogy|Roraima]]</li> |
| *[[Brazil Emigration/Immigration|Emigration/Immigration]]
| | <li>[[Santa Catarina, Brazil Genealogy|Santa Catarina]]</li> |
| *[[Brazil Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
| | <li>[[São Paulo, Brazil Genealogy|São Paulo]] Includes the City</li> |
| *[[Brazil Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| | <li>[[Sergipe, Brazil Genealogy|Sergipe]]</li> |
| *[[Brazil Genealogy|Genealogy]]
| | <li>[[Tocantins, Brazil Genealogy|Tocantins]]</li> |
| *[[Brazil Heraldry|Heraldry]]
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| *[[Brazil Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
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| *[[Brazil History|History]]
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| *[[Brazil Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
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| *[[Brazil Land and Property|Land and Property]]
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| *[[Brazil Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
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| *[[Brazil Maps|Maps]]
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| *[[Brazil Military Records|Military Records]]
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| *[[Brazil Minorities|Minorities]]
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| *[[Brazil Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]
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| *[[Brazil Native Races|Native Races]]
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| *[[Brazil Nobility|Nobility]]
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| *[[Brazil Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
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| *[[Brazil Occupations|Occupations]]
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| *[[Brazil Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| *[[Brazil Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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| *[[Brazil Record Selection Table|Record Selection Table]]
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| *[[Brazil Slavery and Bondage|Slavery and Bondage]]
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| *[[Brazil Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
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| *[[Brazil Societies|Societies]]
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| *[http://www.cbg.org.br/index.php Colégio Brasileiro de Genealogia]
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