Brazil

• * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for civil registration research. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
• * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.

João Da Silva Torres died 6 Feb 1883. Use the "FS: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949" QUIKLink below to answer the following questions:

1. How old was João when he died?
2. What is João's estimated birth year?
3. What was his mother's name?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "João" as the first name and "Da Silva Torres" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for João Da Silva Torres.
• Read the index information in the center column.

1. He died at age 58.
2. His estimated birth year 1825.
3. His mother's name is Maria de Tal.
   (Contributed by Elizabeth Kipper)

Emiliano Gonçalves died 3 Nov 1951. Use the "FS: Brazil, Bahia, Civil Registration, 1877-1976" QUIKLink below to answer the following questions:

1. What is Emiliano’s father’s name?
2. What is Emiliano’s mother’s name?
3. At what age did Emiliano die?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Emiliano" as the first name and "Gonçalves" as the last name. Also enter the date of death.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for Emiliano Gonçalves.
• Read the index information in the center column. Learn more about this collection through the FamilySearch Wiki.

1. His father is José Fernandes Gonçalves.
2. His mother is Maria Norberta Conceição.
3. Emiliano died at age 38.
   (Contributed by Elizabeth Kipper)

Beneito Olivaira Melo married 27 March 1954. Use the "FS: Brasil, São Paulo, Registro Civil, 1925-1995" QUIKLink below to answer the following questions:

1. Who is Beneito's wife?
2. What are Beneito's parents' names?
3. Where did Beneito and his wife get married?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Beneito" as the first name and "Olivaira Melo" as the last name. Also enter the date of marriage.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for Beneito Olivaira Melo.
• Read the index information in the center column.

1. Beneito married Natalia Lopes Bandeira.
2. Beneito's father is José Maria de Melo, and his mother is Maria Izabel Da Conceição.
3. Beneito and Maria were married in Vila Maria, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
   (Contributed by Elizabeth Kipper)