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t. e. Religion in South America has been a major influence on art, culture, philosophy and law and changed greatly in recent years. Roman Catholicism has rapidly declined. Most of this is due to the growth of Protestantism, particularly evangelical Christians. [1] A smaller number of South Americans are also beginning to identify as irreligious ...
Religion in Latin America is characterized by the historical predominance of Catholicism, [2] and growing number and influence of a large number of groups that belong to Protestantism, as well as by the presence of Irreligion. According to survey data from Statista in 2020, 57% of the Latin American population is Catholic and 19% is Protestant.
0.5% Adventist. 0.1% Muslim. 2.2% no response. The constitution provides for freedom of religion and prohibits discrimination based on religion; there is no official state religion, but the law says the state is not atheist or agnostic. [3] All cities and towns in Colombia have a church, but there are also some temples, mosques and synagogues ...
Subcategories. This category has the following 17 subcategories, out of 17 total. Religious buildings and structures in South America by country (8 C) Christianity in South America by country (13 C) Islam in South America by country (11 C, 1 P) Jews and Judaism in South America by country (12 C)
e. Hinduism is a minority religion in South America, which is followed by even less than 1% of the total continent's population. Hinduism is found in several countries, but is strongest in the Indo-Caribbean populations of Guyana and Suriname. There are about 320,000 Hindus in South America, chiefly the descendants of Indian indentured laborers ...
Main languages. Spanish is the most spoken language of South America with Portuguese as a very close second. Other official languages with substantial number of speakers are: Aymara in Bolivia and Peru. Guaraní in Bolivia and Paraguay. Quechua in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. Language. Speakers. Countries.
Subcategories. This category has the following 22 subcategories, out of 22 total. Religion in South America by city (3 C) Religion in South America by country (17 C) South American people by religion (19 C)
Followers of African-based religions are on the rise in South America new data shows, a reflection of how the region's African heritage is gaining a greater voice beyond Brazil where such ...