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

Ethnic

Handwriting

Libraries, Museums, & Archives

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