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Brazil Research Outline |
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Helps For Using This Research Outline
References To Other Family History Library Publications
Archives And Libraries
National Government Archives And Libraries
State Archives
Civil And District Civil Registry Offices
Diocese And Parish Archives
Libraries And Archives Of Portugal
Private And Public Libraries
Historical And Genealogical Societies
Inventories, Registers, And Catalogs
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Bahia State Census
São Paulo State Census
Paraná State Census
Polish Census
Searching Census Records
Searching In Big Cities
Church Directories
Church History
Roman Catholic
Judaism
Other Religions
Church Records
General Historical Background
Information Recorded In Church Registers
Records Not At The Family History Library
Search Strategies
Civil Registration
Information Recorded In Civil Registers
Locating Civil Registration Records
Records At The Family History Library
Locating Records Not At The Family History Library
Search Strategies
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Finding Your Ancestor’s Town Of Origin
Passenger Lists
Immigration To Brazil
Records Of Brazilian Emigrants To The United States
Other Records Of Departure
Encyclopedias And Dictionaries
Gazetteers
Finding Place Names In The Family History Library Catalog
Modern Place Names
Historical Place Names
Genealogy
Major Collections And Databases
Family Histories
Computer Networks And Bulletin Boards
Heraldry
Historical Geography
The Captaincies
States
History
Local Histories
Jewish Records
Land And Property
Language And Languages
Language Aids
Maps
Using Maps
Finding The Specific Town On The Map
Finding Maps And Atlases
Military Records
Military History
Minorities
Names, Personal
Surnames
Given Names
Native Races
Nobility
Notarial Records
Occupations
Periodicals
Obtaining Periodicals
Probate Records
Slavery And Bondage
Social Life And Customs
Societies
Taxation
Other Records Of Brazil
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES Most materials used in Brazilian research are written in Portuguese, but you do not need to speak or read Portuguese to do research in Brazilian records. However, you will need to know some key words and phrases to understand the records.
Because of the importance of the Roman Catholic Church to Brazil’s history, you may find several other languages in Brazilian records. These include Latin, German, Italian, Polish, and other languages of European ethnic immigrants. Also, some records may be in Japanese.
Portuguese grammar may affect the way names appear in genealogical records. For help in understanding name variations, see the “Names, Personal” section of this outline.
The Family History Library has genealogical word lists for Portuguese (34099), German (34067), Latin (34077), Polish (34098), and Spanish (34104).
The following books and English-Portuguese dictionaries can also aid you in your research. You can find these and similar material at many research libraries.
Ferreira, Júlio Albino. Dicionário Inglês- português, Português-inglês. Porto, Portugal: Edit. Domingos Barreira, 1979. (FHL book 469.321 F413d; film 1181702 item 1; computer number 0038420.)
Vieyra, Anthony. Dictionary of Portuguese and English languages. London: 1827. (FHL book 469.321 V679d; film 1181694 item 5; computer number 0293724.) The Family History Library has only part two, English- Portuguese.
Additional language aids, including dictionaries of various dialects and time periods, are listed in the Family History Library Catalog in the “Locality Search” or “Subject Search” sections under:
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