Most Recent Genealogy Records for South American Countries
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Below is a list and discription of the most recent genealogy records for South American countries (see list of most recent records for other countries). Many of these records can be searched using our free Genealogy Search Engine.
2010
Argentina and Brazil – The table below is a synopsis of some of the key record sets that became available last week in the massive new 300 million-record database at the new FamilySearch website fsbeta.FamilySearch.org. Access is free.
Country |
Record Type |
Date Range |
Number of Records |
|---|---|---|---|
Argentina |
baptism |
1645-1930 |
4.2 million |
marriage |
1722-1911 |
151,000 |
|
Brazil |
baptism |
1688-1935 |
3.6 million |
marriage |
1730-1955 |
475,000 |
Argentina – FamilySearch has put online the complete 1869 Argentinean national census. Over 1 million records have been indexed. Access is free. [free Argentina 1899 Census]
2009
Brazil: FamilySearch has digitized almost 600,000 Catholic Church records in Brazil from 1805 to 1979 (birth, baptism, marriage, etc.). This is an ongoing project where the digital images will be indexed over time. [Historic Brazilian Parish Church Records 1805-1979]
Argentina: FamilySearch has completed indexing the 1895 Argentina census and has updated the indexing and images for the 1869 Argentina census. Access is free. [free Argentina 1869 and 1895 Census Records]
Brazil: FamilySearch.org has added about 4.5 million digital images of birth, marriage and death records from the state of Rio de Janeiro. The records are from 1889 to 2006 and cover about 18 million names. Access is free. [free Historic Rio de Janeiro Birth, Marriage, Death Records 1889-2006]
