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South America > Brazil > Religion

BRAZILIAN RELIGION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Buddhism > By country > Buddhism > % of Buddhists 0.125 % [47th of 63]
Buddhism > By country > Buddhism > Buddhist total 232,641 [29th of 63]
Catholic > Permanent Deacons 1,241 [5th of 90]
Catholic > Total Priests 16,355 [8th of 149]
Catholics 147,386,000 [1st of 140]
Catholics as percentage 79.97 [28th of 150]
Church attendance 36% [17th of 53]
Islam > Number of Muslim 921,000 [53rd of 67]
Islam > Percentage Muslim 0.02% [161st of 168]
Islam > Population 29,778 [131st of 165]
Islam > Sunni 644,700 [57th of 67]
Jehovahs Witnesses 637,655 [2nd of 178]
Jews 130,000 [9th of 89]
Muslim 1 % [63rd of 66]
Protestantism > By country > Protestants 27,916,919 [5th of 167]
Religions
Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4%
Religions > All
Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)
Religions > Protestant 15.4 % [24th of 51]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic 74 % [40th of 170]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 1,329,662 [1st of 232]

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country ; Catholic Hierarchy.org; World Values Survey; Wikipedia: Demographics of Islam ; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; CIA World Factbook; watchtower.org - 2002 Report of Jehovah's Witnesses Worldwide; World Jewish Congress (WJC), 1998; Wikipedia: Protestantism by country ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country ; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, Republica Federativa do Brasil, Brasil

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COMMENTARY     

Suchita Vemuri
Staff Editor

10th March 2005
Hi -- the introductory profile of Brazil has the country's flag. Also see: http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Flag-of-Brazil.
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