Federal District Genealogical Records

Federal District Birth & Baptism Records

Brazil Baptism Index (1688-1935)

An index to over 3 million Catholic church records, listing parents' names.

Miscellaneous Births & Baptisms Index (1534-1983)

A small index to several-hundred-thousand records from select countries.

Federal District Marriage & Divorce Records

Brazil Marriage Index (1730-1955)

An index to over 470,000 Catholic marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Miscellaneous Marriage Index (1662-1945)

An index to more than 30,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.

Federal District Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Brazil Catholic Death Index (1750-1890)

An index to around 50,000 death records. The index may contain name, age, gender, parents' names, place of burial and date of burial.

Newspapers Covering Federal District

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Federal District Immigration & Travel Records

Irish Famine Immigrants (1846-1851)

A record of over 600,000 immigrants arriving in the United States; being predominantly those escaping the Irish famine. Records may contain numerous useful details, such as age or year of birth, native county and intended destination.

São Paulo, Brazil Immigration Cards (1902-1980)

An index to and images of millions of documents detailing foreigners with granted permanent residency in São Paulo.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Immigration Cards (1900-1965)

Indexes and images of millions of immigration cards issued by Brazilian consulates around the world and presented at the port of entry by foreigners visiting or immigrating to Brazil.

Swedish Emigration Records (1783-1951)

Abstracts of details found in passenger lists, passport records, correspondence and seaman records, which may list name, age, gender, birthplace, occupation, residence, destination, emigration date and more. Most passengers were traveling to North America.

Federal District Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Federal District Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Federal District Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Federal District Occupation & Business Records

Slave Voyages Database (1514-1866)

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Federal District

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Federal District Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Federal District Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Most Common Surnames in Federal District

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Brazil
1da Silva124,7681:190.99%1
2Pereira101,2851:241.81%3
3Alves92,4001:261.90%4
4Rodrigues74,8481:321.78%6
5Ferreira71,5531:341.48%5
6dos Santos68,1221:350.92%2
7Silva56,6211:431.39%7
8Gomes46,8301:521.61%10
9de Oliveira46,3381:521.17%8
10Oliveira37,1611:651.61%12
11Ribeiro36,7121:661.74%13
12Soares29,5351:821.65%15
13Barbosa26,5431:911.55%17
14Lima25,6921:941.70%21
15Martins24,9401:971.43%16
16Fernandes21,9551:1101.53%23
17de Jesus21,6521:1111.10%14
18Costa21,3071:1131.53%24
19Souza21,2001:1141.37%19
20Batista20,6891:1171.42%22
21Araujo20,4731:1182.10%33
22Sousa18,6301:1302.52%44
23Moreira16,9571:1421.56%30
24Carvalho16,4951:1462.06%41
25Mendes15,4611:1561.75%37
26Cardoso15,1981:1591.65%35
27da Costa14,6071:1651.42%32
28de Araujo12,6401:1911.84%48
29da Conceiçao11,9451:2020.97%27
30Teixeira11,6201:2081.40%39
31do Nascimento11,5621:2091.05%29
32Ramos9,8701:2441.19%40
33Santana8,8801:2721.27%47
34de Carvalho8,6371:2791.59%53
35Rosa8,2231:2931.05%42
36Machado7,7501:3111.05%45
37Monteiro7,6201:3171.41%54
38Tavares7,0021:3451.65%64
39Leite6,6381:3631.57%63
40Xavier6,5471:3691.64%69
41Andrade6,4751:3731.29%57
42Miranda6,1271:3941.47%65
43Campos6,0921:3961.72%82
44Nogueira5,9451:4061.39%62
45Moura5,6441:4271.79%88
46Brito5,6251:4291.70%85
47Viana5,5941:4311.56%81
48Freitas5,4681:4411.41%73
49Guimaraes5,3691:4491.72%89
50Pires5,3061:4551.31%66
51de Castro5,2351:4611.73%92
52Coelho5,1731:4661.39%77
53dos Reis5,1101:4721.27%68
54Pinto5,0081:4821.01%58
55Henrique4,9951:4830.82%51
56da Cruz4,9941:4831.07%59
57Neves4,9691:4861.57%87
58Melo4,9171:4911.76%96
59de Melo4,9091:4911.35%79
60Cavalcante4,8471:4981.94%106
61Reis4,7881:5041.32%80
62de Freitas4,7801:5051.06%61
63Medeiros4,6711:5171.69%97
64Duarte4,6701:5171.19%71
65Carneiro4,5931:5251.63%93
66de Andrade4,4391:5441.13%72
67Magalhaes4,2881:5632.18%128
68da Rocha4,1501:5811.35%91
69Felix4,0971:5891.22%84
70Correa4,0241:6000.78%55
71Guedes3,9731:6072.19%142
72Macedo3,9481:6111.71%111
73Castro3,8961:6191.75%115
74Sántos3,7241:6482.33%154
75Fonseca3,7091:6501.61%113
76Cordeiro3,7071:6511.15%86
77Sales3,6821:6551.75%122
78do Carmo3,6411:6630.92%70
79Queiroz3,5781:6741.82%127
80de Paula3,5241:6850.77%60
81Cunha3,4821:6931.69%123
82Matos3,4691:6951.64%121
83Aguiar3,4541:6982.20%155
84Evangelista3,4471:7001.78%131
85Torres3,4311:7031.85%138
86de Brito3,0631:7881.53%125
87Feitosa3,0451:7922.31%174
88Siqueira3,0031:8031.22%108
89Menezes2,9821:8091.37%116
90Caetano2,9811:8091.34%114
91Moraes2,9271:8240.86%83
92Gonçalves2,8901:8350.79%78
93de Moura2,8471:8471.18%109
94Vasconcelos2,8411:8491.98%166
95Mota2,8281:8531.45%130
96da Cunha2,8271:8531.32%117
97Rodriguês2,7891:8652.81%210
98Sampaio2,7801:8681.63%148
99Cruz2,5811:9351.00%101
100Franca2,5651:9411.39%139
101Diniz2,5481:9471.63%158
102Das Chagas2,4841:9712.13%192
103Candido2,4781:9740.88%95
104Leal2,4481:9861.37%144
105Nonato2,4091:1,0011.94%180
106Mesquita2,3981:1,0062.41%211
107dos Anjos2,3421:1,0301.10%119
108Lemos2,3261:1,0371.54%161
109Paiva2,2751:1,0601.70%173
110Marinho2,2661:1,0651.23%140
111Silveira2,2621:1,0670.80%94
112Brandao2,2071:1,0931.82%185
113Matias2,1221:1,1371.22%146
114Neres2,1161:1,1403.16%281
115Dourado2,1091:1,1444.54%358
116Albuquerque2,1011:1,1482.14%212
117Vaz2,0801:1,1601.75%189
118Mendonca2,0761:1,1621.26%150
119Figueiredo2,0061:1,2031.31%160
120Muniz1,9741:1,2221.32%162
121de Lourdes1,9731:1,2230.75%100
122Araújo1,9351:1,2473.58%328
123Inacio1,8921:1,2750.89%120
124de Queiroz1,8741:1,2872.22%241
125Bento1,8431:1,3090.96%132
126Paulino1,8401:1,3111.06%147
127Abreu1,8361:1,3141.63%195
128Rezende1,8101:1,3331.70%199
129Rabelo1,7851:1,3522.52%268
130Faria1,7571:1,3731.26%169
131de Moraes1,7561:1,3740.82%118
132Damasceno1,7501:1,3791.75%208
133Gonzaga1,7241:1,3991.26%171
134Saraiva1,7091:1,4121.84%221
135Das Gracas1,7031:1,4171.03%149
136Pereira da Silva1,7001:1,4192.11%250
137de Matos1,6881:1,4291.34%177
137Pessoa1,6881:1,4291.73%213
139Braz1,6831:1,4341.34%178
140de Barros1,6811:1,4351.07%156
141de Azevedo1,6611:1,4521.18%167
142Domingos1,6401:1,4710.70%110
143de Souza1,6291:1,4810.05%9
144Peixoto1,6251:1,4851.47%197
145Lira1,6081:1,5001.79%227
146Mariano1,5961:1,5120.85%137
147Neto1,5781:1,5291.50%201
148Passos1,5461:1,5611.78%235
148Resende1,5461:1,5612.49%297
150Lopes1,5411:1,5660.10%20
151Veras1,4761:1,6354.22%438
152Coutinho1,4591:1,6541.17%179
153Barboza1,4581:1,6551.25%191
154do Socorro1,4511:1,6631.64%230
155Vieira1,4381:1,6780.09%18
156Trindade1,4121:1,7091.02%170
157de Aguiar1,3861:1,7411.56%229
158de Franca1,3811:1,7471.33%202
159Sena1,3771:1,7521.33%203
160Das Neves1,3501:1,7871.21%196
161de Sousa1,3451:1,7940.10%25
162Henrique da Silva1,3281:1,8171.89%271
163Messias1,3261:1,8191.07%181
164Furtado1,3111:1,8401.23%200
165Galvao1,2601:1,9151.40%228
165Nery1,2601:1,9152.74%361
167de Faria1,2471:1,9351.45%239
168Pontes1,2301:1,9611.30%217
169Porto1,2271:1,9661.53%249
170Galdino1,2251:1,9691.05%193
171Pimentel1,2181:1,9811.21%206
172Assis1,2101:1,9941.21%207
173Arruda1,2071:1,9991.26%214
174Aires1,2061:2,0002.43%339
175de Sa1,2031:2,0051.28%220
176Veloso1,1881:2,0311.81%285
177Ramalho1,1841:2,0381.77%282
178de Aquino1,1781:2,0481.88%296
179Afonso1,1711:2,0601.24%218
180Lins1,1541:2,0911.68%278
181Dias1,1501:2,0980.09%26
182Simoes1,1411:2,1140.94%183
183da Fonseca1,1281:2,1391.13%209
184Vidal1,1071:2,1791.47%259
185Alves da Silva1,0961:2,2011.93%318
185Ferraz1,0961:2,2011.00%198
187Bueno1,0951:2,2030.58%136
188Almeida1,0841:2,2260.14%43
189Lustosa1,0761:2,2426.74%727
190Das Dores1,0751:2,2440.89%186
191do Amaral1,0651:2,2651.12%215
191Peres1,0651:2,2651.17%224
193Aragao1,0461:2,3062.59%394
194Cavalcanti1,0451:2,3091.35%256
195Custodio1,0381:2,3240.92%194
196de Farias1,0371:2,3271.33%254
197Sabino1,0351:2,3311.10%219
198Alcantara1,0281:2,3471.59%290
199Lucena1,0271:2,3492.71%417
200Nunes1,0111:2,3860.10%31