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*<u>Land and Property</u>: Brazilian Land grants, known as ''sesmarias'', where available contain rich genealogical information for ancestors who owned land, often containing relationship details (names of spouse, children), dates, residences, petitions, etc. While the vast majority of people weren't land owners in Brazil, these records are a valuable source for ancestors who did own land. For help with using and locating Land and Property records for Brazil see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Brazil_Land_and_Property Brazil Land and Property].<br> | *<u>Land and Property</u>: Brazilian Land grants, known as ''sesmarias'', where available contain rich genealogical information for ancestors who owned land, often containing relationship details (names of spouse, children), dates, residences, petitions, etc. While the vast majority of people weren't land owners in Brazil, these records are a valuable source for ancestors who did own land. For help with using and locating Land and Property records for Brazil see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Brazil_Land_and_Property Brazil Land and Property].<br> | ||
*<u>Notarial Records</u>: Notarial records were records made out by a public notary. They include legal documents such as wills, codicils, land transactions, powers of attorney, contracts, dowry arrangements, bonds, mortgages, complaints, etc. Notarial records for Brazil date back to 1594. While they contain valuable genealogical information, they are more difficult to through, being organized chronologically by name of notary, without any indexes. For help with using nad locating notarial records for Brazil see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Brazil_Notarial_Records Brazil Notarial Records.]<br> | *<u>Notarial Records</u>: Notarial records were records made out by a public notary. They include legal documents such as wills, codicils, land transactions, powers of attorney, contracts, dowry arrangements, bonds, mortgages, complaints, etc. Notarial records for Brazil date back to 1594. While they contain valuable genealogical information, they are more difficult to through, being organized chronologically by name of notary, without any indexes. For help with using nad locating notarial records for Brazil see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Brazil_Notarial_Records Brazil Notarial Records.]<br> | ||
*<u>Military Records:</u> Ancestors who served in the military or militias in Brazil may have been recorded in military records. For further help in using and locating military records see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Brazil_Military_Records Brazil Military Records.] | *<u>Military Records:</u> Ancestors who served in the military or militias in Brazil may have been recorded in military records. For further help in using and locating military records see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Brazil_Military_Records Brazil Military Records.] | ||
*<u>Immigration/Emmigration Records</u>: like all countries on the Americans, many immigrats came over from Europe, Africa, and Asia to find a new home in Brazil. Immigration records contain information of people coming into Brazil, while Emmigration records refer to those leaving Brazil for another country. For help in locating and using Immigration/Emmigration records for Brazil see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Brazil_Emigration/Immigration Brazil Emmigration/Immigration.]<br> | |||
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