Vaz de Barros, high positions in the colony
One of the most traditional families to settle in São Paulo, the Vaz de Barros have a considerable participation in Brazilian history.
Aspects of the proposed amendment to the “Law of Nationality through the Sephardic way”
A proposal to change the so-called “Portuguese Nationality Law by the Sephardic way” was recently made public
Leme Family
The family originated in the city of Bruges, currently the capital of the province of West Flanders, Belgium.
The revival of genealogy and its new horizons
The ease of access to the collections thanks to digitalization allowed anyone to search the origins of the families.
The massacre of New Christians and the Law of Naturalization of Sephardic descendants
In 2020, five years will pass since the approval of Decree-Law no. 30-A-2015, which allows Portuguese citizenship to Sephardic descendants.