Brazil, Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Brasil, Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Registros de Cemitérios Municipais

Record Description
This collection will include records from 1897-2012.

The collection contains records from the four municipal cemeteries in Belo Horizonte: Bonfim, Consolação, Paz, and Saudade. Additional images will be published as they become available.

Record Content
Cemetery records may include:


 * Name of the deceased
 * Date and place of death
 * Date and place of birth
 * Family members

How to Use the Record
To search the collection image by image ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the appropriate "Cemetery and Record Type" ⇒Select the appropriate "Volume" which takes you to the images. Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Portuguese. For help with reading the records, see the following resources:


 * Portuguese Genealogical Word List
 * Brazil Language and Languages

Related Websites
Belo Horizonte History

Related Wiki Articles

 * Brazil

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Citation for This Collection
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Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.