Hi everyone,
It seem I have hit a brick wall in trying to get a copy of my Brazilian birth certificate. I was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1965 then my family moved to the USA in 1972. Unfortunately, our house burned down in 1977 and as a result family records were destroyed - including my Brazilian passport and birth certificate.
Today I have decided to get a Brazilian passport. I don't know where to begin but thought first step would be to get my birth certificate. I do know what hospital I was born in (although not 100% sure)and originally thought it was a simple matter of locating hospital, contacting them and getting a copy of my birth certificate. I later learned birth certificate registry is not handled by hospitals but by a government registry office. Therefore, I would need to locate this registry office - and was told it is not national registry - so crucial I locate the exact registry office my parents registered me in.
My dad has passed away and my mom is not aware which office he used to register my birth.
I went to the Brazilian consulate here in Houston and they couldn't help and suggested i locate a " despachente".
My question is who can recommend a despachente in Sao Paulo that specializes in birth certificates and passports retrieval?
The despachente I contacted online tell me they need to know registry office before they can help. I want someone who will agree to do the leg work to find the registry office where my birth certificate is located.
Or maybe there are other suggestions someone might have for how I go about getting a Brazilian passport knowing the facts of my story - that I am missing?
Much Thanks
Jomar