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May 25, 2021 · The Spring 2021 issue of the Journal of Global Catholicism analyzes the changing character of Catholicism in Brazil, home to the largest population of Catholics in the world. The issue emerges from meetings and conversation between Managing Editor Marc Loustau and lead author and curator Carlos Steil in São Paulo in late 2019.
Jul 18, 2013 · Brazil’s Catholic population fell slightly from 125 million in 2000 to 123 million a decade later, dropping from 74% to 65% of the country’s total population. Conversely, the number of Brazilian Protestants continued to grow in the most recent decade, rising from 26 million (15%) in 2000 to 42 million (22%) in 2010, with a particularly notable rise among Pentecostals.
- Trends Within Brazilian Protestantism
- Differences in The Religious Affiliation of Brazilians
- Methodology
The growth of Pentecostalism in Brazil has been particularly pronounced. In Brazil’s 1991 census, about 6% of the population belonged to Pentecostal or neo-Pentecostal churches. By 2010, that share had grown to 13%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Brazilians who identify with historical Protestant denominations, such as Baptists and Presbyterians, has...
Age
Generational change has contributed to the declining number of Catholics in Brazil. As of 2010, nearly three-quarters (73%) of Brazilians ages 70 and older are Catholic, while fewer than two-thirds (63%) of those ages 15-29 identify as Catholic. Younger cohorts are somewhat more likely than older Brazilians to be Protestant or to have no religious affiliation. As of 2010, for example, Protestants make up more than a fifth (22%) of Brazilians ages 15-29, compared with 17% of those 70 and older...
Urban Versus Rural
Brazil’s overall population has become increasingly urban. In 1970, about half (56%) of Brazilians lived in urban areas; as of 2010, more than eight-in-ten (84%) do. As a result, all of Brazil’s religious groups have become increasingly urban – but some more so than others. In general, Catholics are more likely than other religious groups to live in rural areas. According to the 2010 census, more than three-quarters (78%) of Brazilians who live in rural areas are Catholic, compared with rough...
Gender
According to the 2010 census, about equal percentages of Brazilian men (65%) and women (64%) are Catholic. By contrast, a slightly higher percentage of women (24%) than men (20%) identify as Protestant, while a slightly higher share of men (10%) than women (6%) have no religious affiliation. Similar shares of men (5%) and women (6%) belong to other religions. These gender patterns have become more distinct over time. For instance, the religious profiles of men and women were quite similar in...
The census estimates for 1970, 1980, 1991 and 2000 were drawn from a microdata subsample of the Brazilian census downloaded from the IPUMS-International data service at the Minnesota Population Center. All microdata estimates use weights provided by IPUMS. Estimates for 2010 were downloaded as tables from the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Est...
Hi guys, as mentioned in the title, in recent times there has been a revival of Catholicism here in Brazil, churches that 10 years ago were empty and with the presence of a few ladies are now crowded with people attending mass outside the door because it is too crowded, this happens even on weekdays, it has been like this in several regions of the country, the demands for confession and mass ...
May 24, 2021 · CATHOLICISM IN THE COLONIAL PERIOD AND DURING THE EMPIRE Catholicism in Brazil merges with the country’s origin and historical formation. The founding act, which marks the beginning of ...
Jul 21, 2012 · The question is: how Catholic are the Brazilian people, really? Since the Portuguese Conquistadors arrived on Latin America’s golden shores in the year 1500, claiming Brazil in the name of the Portuguese Crown and Empire, Catholicism has been a large part of life in Brazil.
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Nevertheless, because of its exceptional size and dense population, Brazil has in a few centuries become the largest Catholic country in the world. Until the eighties, more than 80% of the Brazilian population claimed to be Catholic, according to the studies of the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics).
