Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in Language Record
Registros civis do Estado de Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Description Record
This colletion includes records from 1748 until 1980..

The colletion has mixed records of the Arquivo Público of Rio Grande do Sul State and contain slave registers.notarial records, and copies of some of the state civil records (births, marriage, marriage investigation, and deaths). The colletion has been published as the images become avaliable.

This colletion contain digital images from civil record of births, marriage and death registration offices civil (cartórios) in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.

Generally, the registration of civil records was created in books sequentially numbered and preceded by a letter, according to the record type: "A" for births, "B" for marriages and "B-Aux" for religious marriages with civil effect,"C" for deaths,and "E" to another record type. The civil records of birth, marriage, and death are usually are listed in chronological order by date of registration. Books for older records were handwritten narrative style, but the new and current records are handwritten in fomatted records. These civil registers includes a vast amount of reliable information to doing research family history after 1888. Additional images will be added to this post as they become availabe.

For a list of locations currently published in this colletion, select the Browse link landing page of the colletion.

Citation for This Collection
The following citation refers to the original source of information published in the collection of the Historical Records FamilySearch.org. Sources include author, curator, publisher and archive to the original registers.

Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

Registry Content
These birth records usualy include the following information:


 * Name of child
 * Child's birth date and place of birth
 * Gender and race of child
 * Parents' names
 * Paternal grandparents' names
 * Maternal grandparents' names
 * Name of declarant
 * Names of witnesses

These declarations and marriage records (habilitações de casamentos) usually include the following information:


 * Date and place of event
 * Names of bride and groom
 * Groom's date of birth
 * Groom's civil status, origin and occupation
 * Parents' names and birth dates

These facts found in most slave records may include the following information:


 * Name, origin, age and race of the slave
 * Name of the slave owner

These death records usually include the following information:


 * Date and place of registration
 * Name of person making the registration
 * Date, time and place of death
 * Cause of death
 * Name, sex, age, and race of the deceased
 * Name, residence, and occupation of parents
 * Burial place

How to Use the Record
To browse this collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select the Browse link in the initial search page ⇒ Select the Município category ⇒ Select the Tipo de Registro, Volume, e Anos category which takes you to the images.

If indexes are available, check these for the name first. Indexes are usually located at the beginning of a group of images or at the end. Find your ancestors name and look for the locator information next to the name (such as page, entry, or certificate number). This will help you find the record you are looking for in the collection.

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

The civil registration records in Brazil are an excellent way to find information about births, marriages and deaths.

Select the locality and time period that is most likely to include your ancestors. When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. A few examples of how information you find may lead you onward are:


 * The marriage date and place may lead you to birth records for the couple’s children.
 * The birth date, place and locality or age of a bride or groom in a marriage record may help you find the couple's birth records and parents' names.
 * The date, locality and name of the deceased might help you find more family members in that area.

Additional Information about Brazil civil registration

If you are unable to find the ancestors you are looking for, try looking in the FamilySearch.org collection, Brazil, Catholic Church Records.

Additional Information about locating civil registration records

Known Issues with This Collection
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Related Websites

 * Certidões de Registro Civil
 * Cartórios e Tabeliães

Related Wiki Articles

 * Brazil Civil Registration- Vital Records
 * Brazil Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
"Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1890-1980," images, FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 7 June 2012), Antonio Prado &gt; Habilitacoes de Matrimonios, Letras L-M, 1924-1955 &gt; Image 1-8 of 719, Luiz Levis and Joana Madalena Nalon, banns to marry 24 January 1934; citing Municipal Civil Registry Offices in Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, Arquivo Publico do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Allegre.