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Church records are very helpful because civil authorities did not begin registering vital statistics until after 1850. After this date one should search in both church and civil records, since there may be information in one that does not appear in the other. For instance, the church records may only list the godparents, while the civil records may list the grandparents. | Church records are very helpful because civil authorities did not begin registering vital statistics until after 1850. After this date one should search in both church and civil records, since there may be information in one that does not appear in the other. For instance, the church records may only list the godparents, while the civil records may list the grandparents. | ||
For civil vital records of births, marriages, and deaths, see [[Brazil Civil Registration- Vital Records]]. | For civil vital records of births, marriages, and deaths, see [[Brazil Civil Registration- Vital Records]]. | ||
=== General Historical Background === | === General Historical Background === | ||
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The type and amount of information and detail recorded in church books varied over time. The later records generally give more complete information than the earlier ones. The most important church records for genealogical research are baptism, marriage, and burial registers. Occasionally other helpful church records were kept, including confirmations and church censuses. Most records were recorded in Portuguese. A few Catholic records were kept in Latin. | The type and amount of information and detail recorded in church books varied over time. The later records generally give more complete information than the earlier ones. The most important church records for genealogical research are baptism, marriage, and burial registers. Occasionally other helpful church records were kept, including confirmations and church censuses. Most records were recorded in Portuguese. A few Catholic records were kept in Latin. | ||
[[ | [[Brazil Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Brazil Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
=== Baptisms [batismos] === | === Baptisms [batismos] === | ||
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Search the death registers for all family members. | Search the death registers for all family members. | ||
=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | |||
Online collections containing these records are located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list FamilySearch.org.] | |||
Wiki articles describing these collections are found at: | |||
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Brazil_Baptisms_%28FamilySearch_Historical_Records%29 Brazil Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | |||
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Brazil_Catholic_Church_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Brazil Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)] | |||
[[Category:Brazil]] | [[Category:Brazil]] | ||