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In ARDA's 2020 study, Spiritists were the second-largest religion practiced among the Brazilian population at 4.83%. [10] Other religions including the Baha'i Faith, Buddhism, Chinese folk religions, Afro-Brazilian religions, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, and new religious movements made up 1.37% of the population in the same study.
Brazil religion stubs (3 C, 30 P) Pages in category "Religion in Brazil" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect ...
Prior to that, during the Empire of Brazil, Catholicism was the official religion of the country. [15] In practice, separation of Church and state in the country is weak as government officials generally avoid taking actions that may offend the Church which represents a large majority of citizens. [9]
Santo Daime, sometimes called simply the 'Doctrine of Mestre Irineu', [2] is the name given to the religious practice originally begun in the 1920s [3] in the far western Brazilian state (then territory) of Acre by Raimundo Irineu Serra, a migrant from Maranhão in Brazil's northeast region, and grandson of slaves.
This is an overview of religion by country or territory in 2010 according to a 2012 Pew Research ... Brazil: 216,422,446 207,549,125 95.90 40,000 0.02 15,401,050 7.90 ...
Buddhism was first practiced in Brazil on a very limited scale by small groups of Chinese migrants in the early 19th century. [3] At the start of the 20th century, Buddhism was introduced to Brazil on a larger scale with the mass immigration of Japanese agricultural workers.
Religious buildings and structures in Brazil by state (5 C) * Lists of religious buildings and structures in Brazil (3 P) B. Buddhist temples in Brazil (2 P) C.
Many Afro-Brazilian religions are called Macumba, [5] but generally macumba is a vague word for any religion from Africa. [6] Tambor de Mina is a highly syncretic religious tradition, combining cultural elements of colonial Brazil and Portuguese culture with elements of the religious culture of the first Brazilian African slaves. [7]