Brazil News News Brazil » Religion: Religion in Brazil Explained
Catholics still lead, evangelicals now count one in four Brazilians, and faith divides the 2026 runoff. A guide to Brazil's religions, map and holy days.
News Brazil » Religion: Hundreds march in Brazil to support religious freedom as cases of intolerance rise
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — Practitioners of different religious traditions marched down Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana Beach on Sunday to support religious freedom in Brazil, where cases of ...
News Brazil » Religion: Rhythm and religion keep history alive in Brazil's Salvador
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The religion of Candomblé was banned for centuries out of fear that its celebrations were associated with witchcraft. Photograph ...
News Brazil » Religion: At Brazil's carnival, the country's religions fight for respect on a global stage
(RNS) — Rio de Janeiro’s lavish Carnival parades, which burst to life in the days before Lent begins, are famous for their colorful costumes, giant floats and the driving rhythm of samba that is a ...
News Brazil » Religion: Brazil’s Religious Revolution: What a Huge New Survey Shows
Is Brazil Still a Catholic Country? Brazil’s religious marketplace has been undergoing one of the most dramatic transformations anywhere in the Christian world, and a massive new survey offers perhaps ...
News Brazil » Religion: Afro-Brazilian Religious Communities Face Mounting Discrimination Amid the Climate Crisis
In 2024, as floodwaters approached Lutalo Canti’s home in Porto Alegre, Brazil, he lifted some furniture off the floor and left in a hurry. Extreme rainfall in the country’s southern region had caused ...
News Brazil » Religion: Brazil’s Fight Over the Soul of a Snack
For decades, acarajé has been considered an offering to Afro-Brazilian religious deities. What happens when evangelicals start producing and selling it? It’s summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and ...
News Brazil » Religion: Hundreds march in Brazil to support religious freedom
Practitioners of different religious traditions marched down Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana Beach on Sunday to support religious freedom in Brazil, where cases of intolerance have doubled over the ...