Brazil, Mato Grosso, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains civil registration of birth, marriage, and death records includes the period of 1845-2013 from civil registry offices (cartórios) in the Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Regularly, the registration of civil records was created in books sequentially numerated preceded by a letter A, B, C, or E according to the type of registry as follows: “A” for births, “B” for Marriages, and “B-Aux” for religious marriages with civil effect, “C” for death, and “E” for other types of registries. The records are usually listed in chronological order by the date of registration. The old registry books were handwritten in a narrative style, but the newer and current registries are handwritten in formatted records.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Birth
 * Event date and location
 * Presenter's name (usually the father)
 * Date, time, and place of birth
 * Name of child and gender
 * Mother's name
 * Names of paternal grandparents
 * Names of maternal grandparents
 * Names of witnesses

Marriage
 * Date, place, and time of marriage
 * Names of bride and groom
 * Groom's birth date, nationality, civil status, origin, and residence
 * Names of groom's parents and place of residence
 * Bride's birth date, nationality, civil status, and occupation
 * Names of bride's parents
 * Names of witnesses

Death
 * Date and place of registration
 * Informant's name
 * Name, gender, and age of deceased (Keep in mind that the death record for women may be filed under her married name.)
 * Birth date
 * Death date, time and place of death
 * Age, and nationality
 * Cause of death
 * Names of parents
 * Burial place

Collection Content
For details about these records and help using them see the wiki article: Brazil Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records.

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Your ancestor's given name and surname
 * Identifying information such as residence
 * Estimated marriage or birth year
 * Family relationships

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

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Analyze the entry to see if it 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?

 * Try searching by surname only
 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Citing This Collection
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