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[BREADCRUMB] [SIDEBAR] This is a historical and genealogical guide to the municipality of [NAME]. You will find help with LIST

History
''Get information from Wikipedia, rephrasing information so we're not completely copying Wikipedia. Write in past tense.
 * ''Date the original area was founded
 * ''Date the municipality was created
 * ''Any significant boundary changes or re-naming
 * ''Historically significant events (fires, earthquakes), that may have damaged genealogical records
 * The population size

Cities and Towns

 * [insert major cities and towns, found on Wikipedia]

Civil Registration
WRITE SHORT EXPLANATION Use the website Conservatórias do registo civil to select the district (distrito) from the right-hand sidebar and then click 'Conservatoria do registro civil em (Province Name).'' If the town is listed, fill in the following information: [Conservatória do Registo Civil de [Municipality Name]] [address] [phone number] mailto:email email address

District Archives
In 1910, the Portuguese government transferred all birth, marriage, and death records from all the country's parishes to the district offices. These records are now in either District or National archives. The records for this municipality are stored at the [name] District Archive.

copy and paste contact information for the District Archive

Many of these records have been digitized and can be viewed at the District Archive's website or on FamilySearch.

Parish List
CHURCH ARCHIVE Sometimes, duplicate copies of birth, marriage, and death records were sent to a parish's dioceses. These archives also store marriage impediments, and other documentation that may be useful in tracing a parish priest. ''Use the website The Catholic Directory

Use the website Conservatórias do registo civil to select the district (distrito) from the right-hand sidebar and then click 'Conservatoria do registro civil em (Province Name).'' If the town is listed, fill in the following information: [Conservatória do Registo Civil de [Municipality Name]] [address] [phone number] mailto:email email address

Cemeteries
 [Name of Cemetery]  [Website, can use BillionGraves or FindAGrave] [Address] [Phone number] mailto:email email address

Family History Centers
(Inclua o(s) nome(s) do(s) Centro(s) de História da Família existente(s) no município. Utilize a opção Inserir Hiperlink para ligá-lo à página do Centro na Wiki.)