Religion in Brazil

Religion in Brazil (2010 census)[1][2]

  Roman Catholicism[a] (64.6%)
  Protestantism (22.2%)
  Other Christians (2.0%)
  No religion (8.0%)
  Spiritism (2.0%)
  Other religions (1.2%)

Religion in Brazil (2020 estimate)[3]

  Catholicism (48%)
  Protestantism (33%)
  No religion (14%)
  Spiritism (2%)
  Other Christians (2%)
  Afro-Brazilian religions (1%)
  Other (0.5%)
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The predominant religion in Brazil is Christianity, with Catholicism being its largest denomination.

In 1891, when the first Brazilian Republican Constitution was set forth, Brazil ceased to have an official religion and has remained secular ever since, though the Catholic Church remained politically influential into the 1970s. The Constitution of Brazil guarantees freedom of religion and strongly prohibits the establishment of any religion by banning government support or hindrance of religion at all levels.[4]

  1. ^ IBGE – Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics). 2010 Census. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. ^ "2010 Population Census - General characteristics of population, religion, and persons with disabilities (Portuguese)". ibge.gov.br (in Portuguese). 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ - 50% dos brasileiros são católicos, 31%, evangélicos e 10% não têm religião, diz Datafolha. 2020 Retrieved February 7, 2022.
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