Nogueira da Gama family
The Nogueira da Gama are descendants of a large and prominent family that, in colonial times in Brazil, received honors and titles of nobility.
Who are Sephardic Jews and New Christians
Do New Christians and Sephardic Christians have the same meaning or have nothing to do with each other?
Joaquina do Pompéu and her Sephardic descent in Minas Gerais
In addition to being a farmer and a businesswoman, Dona Joaquina de Pompéu is the matriarch of thousands of Sephardic descendants who are entitled to Portuguese citizenship.
3 tips to begin your search for a Sephardic ancestor
More and more people have turned to genealogical research to document ties to Jewish ancestors in order to secure approval of the process.
Sephardic descent in Minas Gerais
These descendants saw in the region's development an opportunity to settle down and develop their economic activities.