Yes. If they were going somewhere else, it would say something like "país estrangeiro."
It seems like there were waves of immigration to certain areas. I see the Brazil group, the Sandwich Isles group (Hawaii), and the America group, with a few others scattered in. Remember, not all passaportes exist. There are gaps. The port of Ponta Delgada has gaps in the 1880s. Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 6:13 AM, Maria Lima <[email protected]> wrote: > If the destination says "BRAZIL" then does that mean the person had to > actually leave for BRAZIL? Was it customary to say you wanted passport > for one country and then go to another? > > Im looking around 1882/83 and most of the Destination columns are for > Brazil only with Ditto marks all the way down the page. I've been > reading every name but maybe I just look for those going to America and > read from right to left. > > Thanks. > > Maria Elena > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
