The Latin American Microfilm Project (LAMP) at the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) has digitized executive branch serial documents issued by Brazil’s national government between 1821 and 1993, and by its provincial governments from the earliest available for each province to the end of the first Republic in 1930. Read more about the project.
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Provincial Presidential Reports (1830–1930)These state-level messages, issued annually, summarize activities within each province. Access is by province and year, while subject access to selected quantitative information is provided through the Subject Guide to Statistics in the Presidential Reports of the Brazilian Provinces, 1830–89 compiled by Ann Hartness. |
Presidential Messages (1889–93)The President’s annual message has summarized executive branch activities since Brazil became a republic in 1889. These documents are accessible by year and, where available, by the message’s table of contents. |
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Almanak Laemmert (1844–89)The Almanak, published annually, reported on the Brazilian Royal Court. It listed officials of the Court and its Ministries. Also included were sections on provincial officials for Rio de Janeiro and a supplement including a variety of information such as legislation, census data, and commerical advertising. |
Ministerial Reports (1821–1960)Each federal ministry issues an annual report that recounts its activities. Access is by ministry, year, and table of contents (where available). |
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This project was initially funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.