Population pattern and growth
- Brazil has the largest number of Catholics in the world. (lydia)
- Brazil has the largest number of Catholics in the world. Roman Catholicism has been Brazil's main religion since the beginning of the 16th century. It was introduced among the Native Brazilians by Jesuits missionaries and also observed by all the Portuguese first settlers.
- 6.46% of the population belongs to Christianity/Catholicism.
- Brazil has the largest number of Catholics in the world Catholicism has been Brazil's main religion since the beginning of the 16th century, and around 90% of the population is either Catholic (65%) or Protestant (22%). The Catholic population is 123 million people. The largest populations of Catholics/Christians are in the Northwest (79.9%), and in the Southwest (77.4 ).
- The largest populations of Catholics/Christians is in the Northwest (79.9%), and in the Southwest (77.4)
- Religion in Brazil is supported by the Roman Catholic Church. Christianity is the biggest religion in the world. 6.46% of the population belongs to Catholics and Christians. The largest populations of Catholics/Christians are in the Northwest (79.9%), and in the Southwest (77.4). Muslims and Islam became a more visible component of Brazilian society. Brazil has the largest number of Catholics in the world.
- Muslim and Islam became a more visible component of Brazilian society.
- The Muslim community in Brazil is relatively small but has been steadily growing, especially in the peripheral areas of Brazil's biggest cities. In 2016, there were some 1.5 million Muslims in the country, making up 0.7 percent of the Brazilian population.
- As Islam became a more visible component of Brazilian society, the number of Islamophobic attacks in Brazil also increased, with Muslims receiving death threats and being physically assaulted in public places
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