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Religions Brazil, in 36 editions.
The entry for Brazil published Religions in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Religions in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Religion” (1990 to 1991) and “Religions” (1992 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Published as “Religion”
90% Roman Catholic (nominal)
90% Roman Catholic (nominal)
Published as “Religion”
Roman Catholic (nominal) 90%
90% Roman Catholic (nominal) 90%
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Roman Catholic (nominal) 90%
Roman Catholic (nominal) 90%
The same text in 6 editions, 1994 to 1999.
Roman Catholic (nominal) 70%
Roman Catholic (nominal) 90% 70%
The same text in 5 editions, 2000 to 2004.
Roman Catholic (nominal) 80%
Roman Catholic (nominal) 70% 80%
Roman Catholic (nominal) 80% 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spriritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)
The same text in 7 editions, 2006 to 2012.
Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spriritualist Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)
Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo Bantu/Voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)
The same text in 9 editions, 2014 to 2022.
Rewritten: too little of the 2013 text remains to mark the changes.
Roman Catholic 64.6%, other Catholic 0.4%, Protestant 22.2% (includes Adventist 6.5%, Assembly of God 2.0%, Christian Congregation of Brazil 1.2%, Universal Kingdom of God 1.0%, other Protestant 11.5%), other Christian 0.7%, Spiritist 2.2%, other 1.4%, none 8%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)
Roman Catholic 50%, Evangelical 31%, Spiritist 3%, Umbanda, Candomble, or other Afro-Brazilian religions 2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist 1%, other 2%, none 10% (2020 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2022 text remains to mark the changes.
Roman Catholic 50%, Evangelical 31%, Spiritist 3%, Umbanda, Candomble, or other Afro-Brazilian religions 2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist 1%, other 2%, none 10% (2020 est.)
Roman Catholic 50%, Evangelical 31%, Spiritist 3%, Umbanda, Candomble, or 52.8%, Protestant 26.7% (Evangelical 25.5%, other Afro-Brazilian religions 2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist 1%, Protestant 1.2%), African-American cultist/Umbanda 1.8%, other 2%, 3%, agnostic/atheist 0.6%, none 10% (2020 13.6%, unspecified 1.4% (2023 est.)
- Roman Catholic 56.8%,
- Evangelical 26.9%,
- none 9.3%,
- other 4%,
- Spirtism (Espírita) 1.8%,
- unspecified 1.4%,
- Umbanda and Candomblé 1.1%,
- Indigenous religions .06%,
- undeclared 0.2% (2022)
Roman Catholic 52.8%, Protestant 26.7% (Evangelical 25.5%, 56.8%, Evangelical 26.9%, none 9.3%, other Protestant 1.2%), African-American cultist/Umbanda 4%, Spirtism (Espírita) 1.8%, other 3%, agnostic/atheist 0.6%, none 13.6%, unspecified 1.4% (2023 est.) 1.4%, Umbanda and Candomblé 1.1%, Indigenous religions .06%, undeclared 0.2% (2022)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Brazil: Religions.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/brazil/religions.