This is a list of free Brazil Genealogy Records online at FamilySearch.
Included are Brazil birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, land records, military records and more. We’ll continue to add more Brazilian collections available online at FamilySearch. If you’re looking for onsite collections, visit their website & catalog.
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Brazil Birth, Marriage, & Death Records
Brazil Birth Indexes & Birth Records
- Brazil – Brazil Baptisms, 1688-1935, index only
- Brazil – Brazil, Civil Registration, 1860-2006, index only
- Brazil – Namen van personen die bij de West-Indische Compagnie in Brazilië overleden zijn of teruggekeerd, 1648-1654
- Brazil – RG 33 series — foreign registers and returns for British nationals in various countries, 1809-1853
- Brazil – Cadastro de cartórios do Registro Civil 1981
- Bahia – Brazil, Bahia, Civil Registration, 1877-1976, index
- Bahia –Brazil, Bahía, Catholic Church Records, 1598-2007, images
- Ceará – Brazil, Ceará, Catholic Church Records, 1725-1971, images
- Maranhão – Brazil, Maranhão, Catholic Church Records, 1673-1962, images
- Minas Gerais – Brazil, Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Cemetery Records, 1897-2012
- Minas Gerais – Brazil, Minas Gerais, Catholic Church Records, 1706-1999
- Minas Gerais – Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949
- Paraná – Brazil, Paraná, Catholic Church Records, 1704-2008, images
- Paraná – Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996
- Paraíba – Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013, images
- Paraíba – Brazil, Paraíba, Civil Registration, 1879-2007
- Pará – Brazil, Pará, Catholic Church Records, 1930-1976, images
- Pernambuco – Brazil, Pernambuco, Catholic Church Records, 1762-2002, images
- Pernambuco – Brazil, Pernambuco, Civil Registration, 1804-2016
- Piauí – Brazil, Piauí, Civil Registration, 1875-2014
- Rio Grande do Norte – Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Catholic Church Records, 1788-1967, images
- Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Catholic Church Records, 1738-1952, images
- Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Miscellaneous Records, 1748-1998, images
- Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Catholic Church Records, 1616-1980
- Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012
- Santa Catarina – Brazil, Santa Catarina, Catholic Church Records, 1714-1977
- Santa Catarina – Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999
- Sergipe – Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994, images
- São Paulo – Brazil, São Paulo, Catholic Church Records, 1640-2012, images
- São Paulo – Brazil, São Paulo, Civil Registration, 1925-1995
Brazil Marriage Indexes & Marriage Records
- Brazil – Brazil Marriages, 1730-1955
- Brazil – Brazil, Civil Registration, 1860-2006, index only
- Brazil – Namen van personen die bij de West-Indische Compagnie in Brazilië overleden zijn of teruggekeerd, 1648-1654
- Brazil – RG 33 series — foreign registers and returns for British nationals in various countries, 1809-1853
- Brazil – Cadastro de cartórios do Registro Civil 1981
- Bahia – Brazil, Bahia, Civil Registration, 1877-1976, index
- Bahia –Brazil, Bahía, Catholic Church Records, 1598-2007, images
- Ceará – Brazil, Ceará, Catholic Church Records, 1725-1971, images
- Maranhão – Brazil, Maranhão, Catholic Church Records, 1673-1962, images
- Minas Gerais – Brazil, Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Cemetery Records, 1897-2012
- Minas Gerais – Brazil, Minas Gerais, Catholic Church Records, 1706-1999
- Minas Gerais – Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949
- Paraná – Brazil, Paraná, Catholic Church Records, 1704-2008, images
- Paraná – Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996
- Paraíba – Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013, images
- Paraíba – Brazil, Paraíba, Civil Registration, 1879-2007
- Pará – Brazil, Pará, Catholic Church Records, 1930-1976, images
- Pernambuco – Brazil, Pernambuco, Catholic Church Records, 1762-2002, images
- Pernambuco – Brazil, Pernambuco, Civil Registration, 1804-2016
- Piauí – Brazil, Piauí, Civil Registration, 1875-2014
- Rio Grande do Norte – Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Catholic Church Records, 1788-1967, images
- Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Catholic Church Records, 1738-1952, images
- Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Miscellaneous Records, 1748-1998, images
- Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Catholic Church Records, 1616-1980
- Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012
- Santa Catarina – Brazil, Santa Catarina, Catholic Church Records, 1714-1977
- Santa Catarina – Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999
- Sergipe – Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994, images
- São Paulo – Brazil, São Paulo, Catholic Church Records, 1640-2012, images
- São Paulo – Brazil, São Paulo, Civil Registration, 1925-1995
Brazil Death Indexes & Death Records
- Brazil – Brazil Deaths, 1750-1890
- Brazil – Brazil, Civil Registration, 1860-2006, index only
- Brazil – Namen van personen die bij de West-Indische Compagnie in Brazilië overleden zijn of teruggekeerd, 1648-1654
- Brazil – RG 33 series — foreign registers and returns for British nationals in various countries, 1809-1853
- Brazil – Cadastro de cartórios do Registro Civil 1981
- Bahia – Brazil, Bahia, Civil Registration, 1877-1976, index
- Bahia –Brazil, Bahía, Catholic Church Records, 1598-2007, images
- Ceará – Brazil, Ceará, Catholic Church Records, 1725-1971, images
- Maranhão – Brazil, Maranhão, Catholic Church Records, 1673-1962, images
- Minas Gerais – Brazil, Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Cemetery Records, 1897-2012
- Minas Gerais – Brazil, Minas Gerais, Catholic Church Records, 1706-1999
- Minas Gerais – Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949
- Paraná – Brazil, Paraná, Catholic Church Records, 1704-2008, images
- Paraná – Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996
- Paraíba – Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013, images
- Paraíba – Brazil, Paraíba, Civil Registration, 1879-2007
- Pará – Brazil, Pará, Catholic Church Records, 1930-1976, images
- Pernambuco – Brazil, Pernambuco, Catholic Church Records, 1762-2002, images
- Pernambuco – Brazil, Pernambuco, Civil Registration, 1804-2016
- Piauí – Brazil, Piauí, Civil Registration, 1875-2014
- Rio Grande do Norte – Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte, Catholic Church Records, 1788-1967, images
- Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Catholic Church Records, 1738-1952, images
- Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Miscellaneous Records, 1748-1998, images
- Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Catholic Church Records, 1616-1980
- Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012
- Santa Catarina – Brazil, Santa Catarina, Catholic Church Records, 1714-1977
- Santa Catarina – Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999
- Sergipe – Brazil, Sergipe, Catholic Church Records, 1785-1994, images
- São Paulo – Brazil, São Paulo, Catholic Church Records, 1640-2012, images
- São Paulo – Brazil, São Paulo, Civil Registration, 1925-1995
Cemetery
- Brazil – The records of the earliest Jewish community in the new world
- São Paulo – Brazil, São Paulo, São Paulo, Burial Records, 1858-1977, images
Brazil Residence Records
Colonization
- Brazil – Emigration of Italians to Brazil, 1870-1906 : past and present: historical synthesis and analysis
- Brazil – Os franceses residentes no Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1820
- Brazil – Index to doopregister der hollanders in Brazilie
- Brazil – Kerkelijke registers, 1633-1653
- Brazil – Matrícula dos imigrantes, 1882-1925
- Brazil – North American immigration to Brazil : tombstone records of the Campo cemetery, Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, São Paulo State, Brazil
- Brazil – Notulenboeken : 1623-1674
- Brazil – Registros de imigrantes, 1808-1922
Directories
Emigration/Immigration/Migration
- Brazil, Bahia, Passenger Lists, 1855-1964
- Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965
- Brazil, São Paulo, Immigrant Hostelry Records, 1882-1925, images
- Brazil, São Paulo, Immigration Cards, 1902-1980
- Brazil, São Paulo, Port of Santos, Passenger and Immigrant Lists, 1960-1982, images
- Brazil – Auswandererkartei der Rußlanddeutschen nach Brasilien, 1870-1940
- Brazil – Aantekeningen over emigratie naar Brazilië en Noord Amerika, 1843-1929
- Brazil – Assorted papers on Japanese emigration agents : Overseas Development Company : lists of overseas passengers : for Brazil
- Brazil – Auswandererkartei der Rußlanddeutschen, 1929-1930
- Brazil – Auswanderung nach Brasilien und Venezuela, 1890-1901
- Brazil – Auswanderungen, 1815-1850
- Brazil – The Brazilian compass
- Brazil – Coleção da Sociedade Histo-lógica Cruzeiro do Sul
- Brazil – Documents divers concernant l’émigration et les autres papiers du Conseil d’Etat, 1829-1902
- Brazil – Doopregister der Hollanders in Brasilie, 1633-1654
- Brazil – Index to doopregister der hollanders in Brazilie
- Brazil – Matrícula dos imigrantes, 1882-1925
- Brazil – Naamlijst van eenige personen, die in de jaren 1858-1862 uit Westelijk Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen naar Brazilië zijn verhuisd
- Brazil – North American immigration to Brazil : tombstone records of the Campo cemetery, Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, São Paulo State, Brazil
- Brazil – Registro de estrangeiros, 1808-1842
- Brazil – Registros de imigrantes, 1808-1922
- Registros del Consulado de España en Río de Janeiro, Brazil
- Brazil – Registros paroquiais, 1828-1837
- Brazil – Reseñas de pasaportes de varios consulados, 1921-1939
- Brazil – Títulos de residência a estrangeiros
- Rio de Janeiro – Os franceses residentes no Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1820
Maps, Almanacs, & Gazetteers
- Brazil – Cadastro de cartórios do Registro Civil 1981
- Brazil – Maps, Gibbons’s report
Brazil Daily Life Records
Business Records & Commerce
Church Records
- Brazil – Brazil Baptisms, 1688-1935, index only
- Brazil – Brazil Marriages, 1730-1955
- Brazil – Brazil Deaths, 1750-1890
- Brazil – Inquisição de Lisboa
- Brazil – Record of members, 1882-1953; annual genealogical report (form E), 1931-1951
Church History
- Brazil – Brazilian sketches
- Brazil – From acorn to oak tree : a personal history of the establishment and first quarter century development of the South American missions
- Brazil – Historia de la Compañía de Jesús en la provincia del Paraguay (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Perú, Bolivia y Brasil) : según los documentos originales del Archivo General de Indias
- Brazil – Inquisição de Lisboa
- Brazil – World War II crisis in Brazil
Description & Travel
- Brazil – Brazilian sketches
- Brazil – Brésil : guide des États-Unis du Brésil ; Rio de Janeiro ; système Bœdecker [sic]
- Brazil – Explorations made in the valley of the river Madeira, from 1749 to 1868
Employees, Officials, & Occupations
Ethnic
- Brazil – The records of the earliest Jewish community in the new world
- Brazil – Assorted papers on Japanese emigration agents : Overseas Development Company : lists of overseas passengers : for Brazil
- Brazil – Auswandererkartei der Rußlanddeutschen nach Brasilien, 1870-1940
- Brazil – Coleção da Sociedade Histo-lógica Cruzeiro do Sul
- Brazil – Emigration of Italians to Brazil, 1870-1906 : past and present: historical synthesis and analysis
- Brazil – Index to doopregister der hollanders in Brazilie
- Brazil – Kerkelijke registers, 1633-1653
- Brazil – Matrícula dos imigrantes, 1882-1925
- Brazil – North American immigration to Brazil : tombstone records of the Campo cemetery, Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, São Paulo State, Brazil
- Brazil – Registros paroquiais, 1828-1837
- Brazil – Indians of Brazil : with reference to Paraguay and Uruguay
- Rio de Janeiro – Os franceses residentes no Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1820
Government & Politics
- Brazil – Apontamentos para a história da República dos Estados Unidos do Brazil
- Brazil – Brazil, publicações, 1905-1983
- Brazil – Historia do Brasil-reino e Brasil-imperio comprehendendo : A historia circumstanciada dos ministerios, pela ordem chronologica dos gabinetes ministeriaes, seus programmas, revoluções politicas que se derão, e cores com que apparacerão, desde a dia 10 março de 1808 até 1871
Handwriting
- Brazil – Basic Portuguese paleography
History
- Brazil – Apontamentos para a história da República dos Estados Unidos do Brazil
- Brazil – Los Braganza
- Brazil – Brazil
- Brazil – Camões e os portugueses no Brasil : reparos críticos
- Brazil – Estudos ligeiros : páginas do presente e do passado
- Brazil – II Colloquim Internacional de Estudos Luso-brasileiros IV Centenária de São Paulo
- Brazil – Os Portuguezes em África, Ásia, América e Occeânia : obra clássica
- Brazil – Revista do Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brazileiro
- Brazil – A proclamação da maioridade
- Brazil – Historia do Brasil-reino e Brasil-imperio comprehendendo : A historia circumstanciada dos ministerios, pela ordem chronologica dos gabinetes ministeriaes, seus programmas, revoluções politicas que se derão, e cores com que apparacerão, desde a dia 10 março de 1808 até 1871
Libraries, Museums, & Archives
- Brazil – Catálogo dos arquivos brasileiros
Magazines & Periodicals
- Brazil – Anuário genealógico latino
- Brazil – Revista do Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brazileiro
- Brazil – Brazil, publicações, 1905-1983
Nobility
- Brazil – Los Braganza
- Brazil – Descendência de S.M. El-Rei o Senhor Dom João VI, 28º. Rei de Portugal
- Brazil – Diccionário aristocrático, que contém todos os alvarás de foros da casa real, médicos, reposteiros e porteiros da real câmara, títulos e cartas do conselho : fiel extracto dos livros do registro das mercês existentes no Archivo Público do Rio de Janeiro, desde 1808 até septembro de 1822
Notarial
- Rio Grande do Sul- Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Miscellaneous Records, 1748-1998, images
Prisons & Prisoners
- Brazil – Brazil, registros históricos (DOPS), 1905-2000
- Brazil – Brazil, registros policiais, 1915-2000
Schools
- Brazil – Brazil, publicações, 1905-1983
Slavery & Bondage
- Brazil – Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Miscellaneous Records, 1748-1998, images
Societies
- Brazil – A proclamação da maioridade
- Brazil – Estatutos do “Instituto Genealógico Brasileiro” : aprovado na assembléia geral de 31 de janeiro de 1940
Brazil Military Records
Brazil – military history – Aurelio Garcindo Fernandes de Sá : capitão teniente do corpo da armada brasileira, 1865-1870
Brazil Modern Helps
Family Search Articles
- Brazil Wiki
- Brazil Research Guide
- Brazil Genealogy Research Using the Wiki – Video Series: Eight five/six-minute instructional videos training you in how to use this Wiki to find civil registration and church records for Brazil.
- Getting Started
- “How to” Guides
- Research Strategies
- Brazil Record Finder
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