Brazil, São Paulo, Osasco, Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes records from the municipal cemeteries of Bela Vista, Santo Antônio and Parque dos Girassóis in Osasco. The records span from 1924 to 2014. Municipal cemeteries are those that are run by a separate corporation instead of a particular church. This is important because it means that a person did not have to be a member of a specific church in order to be buried at that site. However, clues to a person’s religious preference may still be found at their gravesite. There are two major types of cemetery records in Brazil. Once is transcripts of information recorded on gravestones. The other is information recorded in cemetery sextons’ records or municipal cemetery records. This collection deals with the latter.

Reading These Records
These records are in Portuguese. For help with reading the records, see the following resources:
 * Brazil Language and Languages
 * Portuguese Genealogical Word List
 * The Portuguese BYU Script Tutorial

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * Full name
 * Date of death
 * Place of death
 * Age
 * Date of birth
 * Family relationships

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Be sure to check the image for additional information
 * Analyze the entry to see if if provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Try searching by surname only

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in Brazil.
 * Brazil Guided Research
 * Brazil Record Finder
 * Brazil Research Tips and Strategies

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.