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Catholic Church records '''less than 100 years old are usually kept by the local parish, which may also have earlier records'''. Some of these records have been microfilmed by the FamilySearch Library, and are found through the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch catalog.] | Catholic Church records '''less than 100 years old are usually kept by the local parish, which may also have earlier records'''. Some of these records have been microfilmed by the FamilySearch Library, and are found through the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch catalog.'''] | ||
For records not available through the FamilySearch Library, you can write to these archives and request brief searches of their records. Use the [[Portuguese Letter-writing Guide|'''Portuguese Letter-Writing Guide.''']] For additional information, see [[Brazil Church Records|'''Brazil Church Records.''']] | For records not available through the FamilySearch Library, you can write to these archives and request brief searches of their records. Use the [[Portuguese Letter-writing Guide|'''Portuguese Letter-Writing Guide.''']] For additional information, see [[Brazil Church Records|'''Brazil Church Records.''']] | ||