Brazil, São Paulo, Immigrant Hostelry Records, 1882-1925

What is in This Collection?

This is a collection of immigration records from the Immigrant's Hostelry of the city of São Paulo for the years 1882-1925. The hostelry was opened in 1887 and closed in 1978; in its place now sits the Museu da Imigração do Estado do São Paulo (São Paulo Immigration Museum).

This collection contains images of registration records for passengers entering and leaving the hostelry, which includes indexes, passengers’ registration, and vessel lists. Hostelry patrons included not only foreigners but also Brazilian citizens from other states who were relocating to the area. Passengers arrived at the port of Santos and from there they were transported by train to the Immigrant Hostelry (Hospedaria de Imigrantes) in São Paulo, where they received all kinds of help to begin their settling process in the area. These records were obtained from the Arquivo da Secretaria da Promoção Social em São Paulo.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

For help reading these records see Portuguese Genealogical Word List and Brazil Language and Languages.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records: Hostelry records

• Name
• Occupation
• Age
• Birthplace
• Ship name
• Date of arrival
• Civil Status
• Family Members
• Religion

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1912 Immigrant Registry

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  1917 List of Japanese Passengers