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*<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>: | *<u>Immigration/Emmigration 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. 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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