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A Genealogy Guide

Date At the Top

The Name and Adress of the Adressee

Name of the person you are sending the letter to and his adress.

A Greeting

• Prezado Senhor: or Senhora:
(Dear Sir:)
• Estimado Senhor: or Senhora: (woman) or Senhorita: (Miss)
useful when writing to civil cervants
• Estimado Reverendo Pàroco
(Dear Minister:) (Priest)
• Estimado Bispo, Sua Excelência
(Catholic bishop)

A Brief Introduction

• Introduce yourself: Meu nome é (my name is…) gostaria de receber o certficado de casamento de (I would like to receive the wedding certificate of ) Name of husband (full name) e de (and of ) Name of wife full maiden name . Eles casaram-se na
(They were married in)


• Location of the wedding
choose the proper one:


• Aldeia de
(village of)
• Vila de
(town of)
• Freguesia de
(parish of)
• Cidade
(city)
• no Conselho de
(municipality) no Distrito de (district)

Please note: the city or municipality will not be enough; you also need to mention the parish.


• Date of the wedding
• no dia de The date they were married ex. 9 de Junho 2004

A Comment About Payment

• Por favor gostaria de saber quanto
custa pela fotocópia e pelo seu trabalho.( I would like to know how much it wil cost for the photocopy and your work)

Closing Statement

• Agradeco-lhe por sua atencão
(I would like to thank you for your efforts)
• Muito obrigado
(Thanks very much)

Truly Yours

• Atenciosamente
• sinceramente
• cordialmente
• Respeitosamente

Your Signature