Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions

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== Collection Content ==
== Collection Content ==
 
The following information may be found in these records:
The information in each record varies by year.
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=== Probate Records  ===
'''Wills'''
 
'''Wills''' may include the following information:
 
*Name of deceased  
*Name of deceased  
*Deceased’s residence  
*Deceased’s residence  
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*Relationship of each individual named to the deceased  
*Relationship of each individual named to the deceased  
*Name of executor
*Name of executor
 
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=== Land and Residence Records  ===
'''Land'''
 
'''Land Records''' may include:
 
*Name of land owner  
*Name of land owner  
*Address/location of owner/land  
*Address/location of owner/land  
*Name of witness (may be a relative, close friend, or spouse)
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'''Election'''
'''Election records''' may include:
 
*Name of voter  
*Name of voter  
*Address of voter  
*Address of voter  
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*Occupation  
*Occupation  
*Birth date and/or place
*Birth date and/or place
 
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=== Citizenship Records  ===
'''Naturalization'''
 
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Image:Brazil Rio de Janeiro Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records (PPQ13-0875)DGS100371683Image19Naturalization.jpg|Naturalization Application
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'''Naturalization records''' may include:
 
*Name of immigrant  
*Name of immigrant  
*Date and place of birth  
*Date and place of birth  
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*Number of years in Brazil  
*Number of years in Brazil  
*Occupation and industry  
*Occupation and industry  
*Names of witnesses
*Civil/citizen status in country of origin  
*Civil/citizen status in country of origin  
*Parents’ names  
*Parents’ names  
*Date of arrival to Brazil  
*Date of arrival to Brazil  
*Name of ship, port of entry, and/or port of departure
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*Previous criminal activity (if any)
*Previous political activity (if any)
*Number of children
*Where children were born


=== Civil Registration  ===
See [[Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records]] for more information on civil registration in Brazil.
 
=== Sample Images ===
Go to this article to learn what information can be learned from birth, marriage, and death records from Rio de Janeiro, and to see some sample images: [[Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
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Image:Brazil Rio de Janeiro Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records (PPQ13-0875)DGS100371683Image19Naturalization.jpg|Naturalization Application
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== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
== How Do I Search the Collection? ==