RESUMO Search data are important inputs for knowledge production. Their management and proper curation are ways to avoid the constant loss of data reported in the literature. Thus, modelling the life cycles of search data and defining them as a way to guide the promotion of good management and curation practices is presented. Based on these assumptions, the life cycle of the data generated by the Febre Amarela – Fiocruz-Minas project is modelled and the data are typified. In addition, weaknesses and possibilities for the management of the research data of that project are highlighted. Keywords: Search Data; Search Data Life Cycle; Management of Search Data.