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Brazil Civil Registration- Vital Records (view source)
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Some civil registration records in Brazil date back to the 1860s and 1870s. Some civil records in Brazil date back to 1889. However, some areas did not begin keeping records until as recently as the 1920s. Because they cover such a large percentage of the population, civil registrations are an extremely important source for genealogical research in Brazil. | Some civil registration records in Brazil date back to the 1860s and 1870s. Some civil records in Brazil date back to 1889. However, some areas did not begin keeping records until as recently as the 1920s. Because they cover such a large percentage of the population, civil registrations are an extremely important source for genealogical research in Brazil. | ||
At times the Catholic Church stopped keeping death records because the civil authority was keeping them. Occasionally there were disputes between the Catholic Church and government authorities concerning the legitimacy of marriages performed by each authority. Therefore, it is important to check both the civil records and church records to understand the issues completely and to get all the genealogical information about each event. For birth, death, and marriage records that were created before civil records began in a particular area, see | At times the Catholic Church stopped keeping death records because the civil authority was keeping them. Occasionally there were disputes between the Catholic Church and government authorities concerning the legitimacy of marriages performed by each authority. Therefore, it is important to check both the civil records and church records to understand the issues completely and to get all the genealogical information about each event. For birth, death, and marriage records that were created before civil records began in a particular area, see [[Brazil Church Records]]. | ||
=== Information Recorded in Civil Registers === | === Information Recorded in Civil Registers === | ||
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=== Divorces [divórcios] === | === Divorces [divórcios] === | ||
Because divorce was not common until the 1980s, Brazil has very few divorce records. People would get a desquite, which is a legal separation, but the Catholic Church forbade divorce. | Because divorce was not common until the 1980s, Brazil has very few divorce records. People would get a desquite, which is a legal separation, but the Catholic Church forbade divorce. | ||
=== Deaths [óbitos] === | === Deaths [óbitos] === | ||
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==== Related Articles ==== | ==== Related Articles ==== | ||
'''Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Civil Registration''': <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1243877176223_345" />a free Internet index and images to the Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Civil Registration can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search site. For a description of the collection see | '''Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Civil Registration''': <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1243877176223_345" />a free Internet index and images to the Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Civil Registration can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search site. For a description of the collection see [[Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Civil Registration]]. | ||
'''Brazil, Pernambuco Civil Registration''': a free Internet index and images to the Brazil, Pernambuco Civil Registration can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search site. For a description of the collection see | '''Brazil, Pernambuco Civil Registration''': a free Internet index and images to the Brazil, Pernambuco Civil Registration can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search site. For a description of the collection see [[Pernambuco Civil Registration Brazil]] | ||
[[Category:Brazil]] | [[Category:Brazil]] | ||