hi, i really really appreciate your help!!! You gave me hope, my dad is now 60 years old, and he is looking foward to meet his relatives at least for the last 40 year, but so far we got no where!!! I have some information that could be really helpuful, in case you could ask then about him. here is the info Vittorio Cavicchiolo, was born in march/29/1865, we belive to be in tombolo, that's what our relative told us, he got married in italy to Elisa Tonietto (born on november/30/1875).we have his death certificate, but it does not show where were they born,In the death certificate shows also that they had a child named Silvio in 1899, wich we dont know where he was born. we think he lelfted Italy around 1896 or 1897, he came with Eliza and also brought with him his brothers Luiz and Feliciano. We dont know the ship's name or the porto he came, could be in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, or even other , we don't know. We also have information about that some churchs have records of kids, and that is where we belive he is regestred... i really really appreciate your help you are like a angel!! are you in italy? thanks you gave us hope

Ciao Anne, Thanks a lot for all your compliments. I've just received an email from the Commune of Tombolo telling me their archives just start from 1871, so they couldn't provide me information about Vittorio. It should still be possible to find his birth act: 1. At Family History Centers, since they have documents starting from about first years of 1800's 2. Through the local priest of the parish of Tombolo, Mons. Arduino Beltrame. The first option is probably easier. I'll let you know if the Tombolo Town Hall replies to me with any information about Elisa. She was born in 1875, so they should have her in ther archives, if she was born there. Tonietto is quite common a surname in the province of Padova. Let's cross fingers ;) Fabio PS. Yes, I'm Italian ;)