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*[[Brazil Finding Town of Origin|Finding Town of Origin]] - locating the town your ancestor was from | *[[Brazil Finding Town of Origin|Finding Town of Origin]] - locating the town your ancestor was from | ||
*[[Brazil Record Finder|Record Finder]] - gives suggestions for records to search | *[[Brazil Record Finder|Record Finder]] - gives suggestions for records to search | ||
*[[Brazil Online Learning|Video Classes | *[[Brazil Online Learning|Online Learning]] - Video Classes | ||
*[[media:Brazil Research Guide.pdf|Brazil Research Guide]] | *[[media:Brazil Research Guide.pdf|Brazil Research Guide]] | ||
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Brazil.pdf BYU Research Outline for Brazil] | *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/LatinAmerica/Brazil.pdf BYU Research Outline for Brazil] | ||
== Brazil Research Tips == | |||
*'''Birth, Marriage, and Death Information:''' There was no government-mandated record of birth, marriage, or death until 1850, where the Catholic Church was required to keep the birth and death records for the government. The Catholic Church continued to do so until 1870, where n the records were moved to the Justice of the peace.<br> Prior to that date, all such events were recorded by the Catholic Church. [[Brazil Church Records|Learn more about Brazil Catholic Church Records.]] | |||
*'''Finding Parents:''' [[Brazil Church Records|Catholic church records]] frequently recorded the parents and grandparents of the person being baptized or married. This tradition was carried into [[Brazil Civil Registration|civil registration records]]. | |||
===Brazil Records to Search=== | |||
*<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.]] | |||
*<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.]] | |||
===Reading the Records=== | ===Reading the Records=== | ||
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*[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]]<br> | *[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]]<br> | ||
*[https://script.byu.edu/portuguese-handwriting/introduction Genealogical Documents Examples and Handwriting Helps] | *[https://script.byu.edu/portuguese-handwriting/introduction Genealogical Documents Examples and Handwriting Helps] | ||
== Brazil Record Finder == | == Brazil Record Finder == | ||
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