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 ===Step 3: Select Records to Search===
-''''Most of your research will be in these two records:'''<br>
+'''Most of your research will be in these two records:'''<br>
 *<u>[[Brazil Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]</u>: Civil registrations of births, marriages, and deaths of individuals became standardized by the 1880s in Brazil. For help with using and locating civil registration records for Brazil see [[Brazil_Civil_Registration-_Vital_Records|Brazil Civil Registration.]]<br> <br>
 *<u>[[Brazil Church Records|Church Records]]</u>: The Roman Catholic Church has long been an integral part of Brazilian society and culture. Most of your ancestors from Brazil were Catholic and were recorded in local church records called parish registers (registros paroquias). The catholic church recorded births, marriages, deaths, and burials in parish registers. Catholic parish records are some of the best in the world, stretching back hundreds of years to the earliest settlements of Brazil. For help with using and locating Catholic Church records for brazil see [[Brazil_Church_Records|Brazil Church Records.]]<br> <br>
-'''Eventually, more advanced research might use these records:'''<br>
-*<u>[[Brazil Land and Property|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 [[Brazil_Land_and_Property|Brazil Land and Property]].<br> <br>
-*<u>[[Brazil Notarial Records|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 [[Brazil_Notarial_Records|Brazil Notarial Records.]]<br> <br>
-*<u>[[Brazil Military Records|Military Records]]</u>: Ancestors who served in the military or militias in Brazil may have been recorded in military records.<br>
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-*<u>[[Brazil Emigration and Immigration|Immigration/Emigration Records]]</u>: Like all countries in North and South America, many immigrats came over from their countries of origin 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.
 ===Step 4: Obtain and Search the Record===