The predominant religion in Brazil is Christianity, with Catholicism being its largest denomination. In 1891, when the first Brazilian Republican Constitution...

Freedom of religion in Brazil is a constitutionally protected right, allowing believers the freedom to assemble and worship without limitation or interference...

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and in Latin America. Brazil is the world's...

have two religions. Official data from the Brazilian census indicate that 1,011,507 Brazilians have two religions or follow a syncretic religion. Because...

with Christianity, Indigenous religions and Spiritism since the first arrival of African immigrants. In Brazil, the religion of Umbanda was born from the...

Brazil is a predominantly Christian country with Islam being a minority religion, first brought by African slaves and then by Lebanese and Syrian immigrants...

then in 1824 became the official religion of an independent Brazil which also guaranteed freedom of religion for its citizens. The Brazilian government...

Religion is a range of social-cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies...

people and Africans played a large role in the formation of Brazilian language, cuisine, music, dance and religion. This diverse cultural background has...

Roman Catholicism and even elements of Afro-Brazilian religions. Initially immigrants intended to stay in Brazil for a brief period to earn money and then...

Brazil had an official resident population of 203 million in 2022, according to IBGE. Brazil is the seventh most populous country in the world, and the...

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I), since until now the Brazilian State recognizes the "peculiar character" of the Catholic Church under the other religions in its legal system (see Article...

diasporic religion that developed in Brazil during the 19th century. It arose through a process of syncretism between several of the traditional religions of...

priests, and for large numbers of people religion did not play an important role in daily life. Protestantism in Brazil largely originated with European immigrants...

Religion in China is diverse and most Chinese people are either non-religious or practice a combination of Buddhism and Taoism with a Confucian worldview...

Hinduism portal Brazil portal Hinduism in Guyana Hinduism in South America Guerriero, Silas (January 1, 2017). "New Hindu Religions in Brazil: The Hare Krishna...

bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Brazil rank among the highest in the world. Same-sex couples in Brazil have enjoyed the same rights guaranteed...

African diaspora religions, also described as Afro-American religions, are a number of related beliefs that developed in the Americas in various nations...

originating from Salvador da Bahia, Brazil in the 1920s, and the music it plays deriving from the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé religion. It came to indicate a musical...

Religion in the United States is widespread, diverse, and vibrant, with the country being far more religious than other wealthy Western nations. An overwhelming...

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different religions are practised in Indonesia. Indonesia is officially a presidential republic and a unitary state without an established state religion. Indonesia...

a syncretism between indigenous religions and the Catholic religion, that has occurred since colonial times. In Brazil or Colombia, Catholicism was mixed...

of positivist philosophy. Adherents of this religion have built chapels of Humanity in France and Brazil. In the United States and Europe, Comte's ideas...

Brazil has a high level of urbanization with 87.8% of the population residing in urban and metropolitan areas. The criteria used by the IBGE (Brazilian...

married outside of the culture and religion due to the lack of a large Sikh population. The Sikh community in Brazil has established several gurdwaras...

(Portuguese pronunciation: [maˈkũᵐbɐ]) is a generic term for various Afro-Brazilian religions, the practitioners of which are them called macumbeiros. These terms...

In religious studies and folkloristics, folk religion, popular religion, traditional religion, or vernacular religion comprises various forms and expressions...

presence in the United Kingdom and Canada. Sikhism is also the fastest growing religion in New Zealand and Australia.  Cuba 10.3%  Jamaica 10.2%  Brazil 4.8%...