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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 ...
This is an overview of religion by country or territory in 2010 according to a 2012 Pew Research Center report. [1] The article Religious information by country gives information from The World Factbook of the CIA and the U.S. Department of State .
While the word religion is difficult to define, one standard model of religion used in religious studies courses defines it as [a] system of symbols which acts to establish powerful, pervasive, and long-lasting moods and motivations in men by formulating conceptions of a general order of existence and clothing these conceptions with such an aura of factuality that the moods and motivations ...
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
Roman Catholicism was the dominant religion in early 20th-century Brazil, but sizeable minorities practiced Afro-Brazilian traditions or Spiritism, a French version of Spiritualism developed by Allan Kardec. Around the 1920s, various groups may have been combining Spiritist and Afro-Brazilian practices, forming the basis of Umbanda.
Umbanda is a religion that emerged in the area around Rio de Janeiro during the 1920s. [10] It combined elements of Spiritism (Espiritismo) with ideas from Afro-Brazilian religions like Candomblé, [11] as well as influences from Roman Catholicism. [12] Various spirits and rituals cross over between the two religious systems. [13]
Lists of religious buildings and structures in Brazil (3 P) Pages in category "Brazil religion-related lists" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.