Emigration out of the Azores are held by the CCA. That series of records is called the Passaportes. They cover all 3 ports (Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel, Angra on Terceira, and Horta on Faial). Each time period is different too and the 3 ports collected the information differently.
You can access the Passaportes series directly from the CCA site at http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/ or through Tombo.pt at: http://tombo.pt/d/acores At Tombo, the are on the front page, no drilling down to find the records. And what you see is all that exists. If you see missing years, it's because those books went missing. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.