In 2023, the most prevalent religious affiliation in Brazil was Roman Catholic. Approximately ** percent of Brazilian respondents identified as Catholic, while the second-most selected religion was Evangelical, with around ** percent of the population surveyed.

The share for Catholic and Evangelic believers in Brazil show opposite trends. While in 1994 Catholics gathered 75 percent of the Brazilian population, it is estimated that in 2032 this figure will drop to 39.8 percent. Meanwhile Evangelicals, which at the beginning of the indicated period were only 14 percent of the population, are estimated to reach 38.6 percent by 2032, a growth of 24.6 percentage points. Nevertheless, in 2019, Brazilian catholic believers were still the largest group, with 51 percent.

This survey examines religious affiliation, belief, and practice, demographic factors, and views on social issues (divorce, euthanasia, abortion, homosexuality, etc.) in Brazil.

In 2022, 34 percent of young people aged between 16 and 24 residing in Rio de Janeiro claimed to have no religion. Additionally, 32 percent identified themselves as Evangelical and a further 17 percent said that they were Catholic. The non-religious affiliation between young people in Rio de Janeiro diverges significantly from the overall religious affiliation reported in Brazil in 2020.

A survey carried out in Brazil showed that more than two-thirds (68 percent) of believers in Afro-Brazilian religions, such as Umbanda or Candomblé, have suffered prejudice because of their religion. On the other hand, 83 percent of catholic respondents stated they never suffered prejudice due to their faith. Brazilians of Afro-Brazilian religions had also the highest share of disapproval rate of Bolsonaro's government and a high rate of women from this faith defining themselves as feminists.

About this dataset

Context

This list ranks the 7 cities in the Christian County, IL by Brazilian population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in each city over the past five years.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, including:

• 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
• 2014-2018 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
• 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Variables / Data Columns

• Rank by Brazilian Population: This column displays the rank of city in the Christian County, IL by their Brazilian population, using the most recent ACS data available.
• City: The City for which the rank is shown in the previous column.
• Brazilian Population: The Brazilian population of the city is shown in this column.
• % of Total City Population: This shows what percentage of the total city population identifies as Brazilian. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.
• % of Total Christian County Brazilian Population: This tells us how much of the entire Christian County, IL Brazilian population lives in that city. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.
• 5 Year Rank Trend: This column displays the rank trend across the last 5 years.

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Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

As of December 2019, biracial people* constitued the largest part of both Catholicism and Evangelism believers in Brazil, with 41 and 43 percent, respectively. Only two percent of believers in both faiths were natives.

Abstract Background Studies on “Spirituality, religion and health” (R/S) have been increasing worldwide, including in Brazil. Mapping this production can help researchers to understand this field and also to identify gaps in the Brazilian R/S studies. Objective To analyze the Brazilian scientific articles on “Religion, Spirituality and Health” available on the main electronic databases using a bibliometric approach. Methods A comprehensive review of four major databases (PubMed, Scopus, BVS and Web of Science) was conducted. Three reviewers performed the data analysis. Off-topic articles, articles from Portugal, books and thesis were excluded. Articles were then classified by: Publication year, journal, Central focus in R/S, Academic Area, Main topic and Study Type. Results From 3,963 articles found, 686 studies were included in the final analysis (320 had central focus on R/S). There was an increase of articles in the last decade (most observational), with predominance of mental health issues, and from journals in the field of psychiatry, public health and nursing. Discussion This study enabled us to widen our understanding about how the field of “spirituality, religion and health” has been established and how this field is increasing in Brazil. These findings can help in the development of future Brazilian studies.

About this dataset

Context

This list ranks the 4 cities in the Christian County, KY by Brazilian population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in each city over the past five years.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, including:

• 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
• 2014-2018 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
• 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Variables / Data Columns

• Rank by Brazilian Population: This column displays the rank of city in the Christian County, KY by their Brazilian population, using the most recent ACS data available.
• City: The City for which the rank is shown in the previous column.
• Brazilian Population: The Brazilian population of the city is shown in this column.
• % of Total City Population: This shows what percentage of the total city population identifies as Brazilian. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.
• % of Total Christian County Brazilian Population: This tells us how much of the entire Christian County, KY Brazilian population lives in that city. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.
• 5 Year Rank Trend: This column displays the rank trend across the last 5 years.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

If you do need custom data for any of your research project, report or presentation, you can contact our research staff at research@neilsberg.com for a feasibility of a custom tabulation on a fee-for-service basis.

Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Abstract Background A number of studies have been reported on the role of religiosity in health beliefs and behaviors. Objective The objective of this cross-sectional study is to examine the association between religious involvement and patterns of alcohol consumption in a large representative sample of users of primary healthcare facilities in Ribeirão Preto, Southeast Brazil. Method Data were collected through personal interviews. Religiosity was measured using the Duke University Religion Index (DUREL) and the alcohol consumption was measured using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) questionnaire. Multinomial logistic regression models were used to evaluate the associations between the participant characteristics, the AUDIT risk levels, and the drinking groups. Results The sample was composed of 841 women with a mean age of 39.5 years old and 214 men with a mean age of 45.1 years old. A significant relationship between patterns of alcohol consumption and the multiple dimensions of religiosity was detected, such as religious affiliation, religious practices, self-perception of the level of religiosity and the ORA, NORA and IR components of DUREL. Lower levels of drinking risk were detected among religious individuals and among those who practice their religions compared to individuals who have no religion and/or non-practicing individuals, respectively. Conclusion A lifestyle motivated by religious concerns is associated with alcohol use habits among the Brazilian users of the public healthcare facilities.

Brazilians in the United States voted overwhelmingly for right-wing populist Jair Bolsonaro in 2022. What effect did religion, an important part of many migrants' day-to-day lives, have on their voting behavior? Based on exit polling of Brazilian expatriate voters, focus groups, and observation of local Brazilian churches, this paper explores how conservative Christianity drives support for right-wing populism among Brazilian migrants to the Boston area, who stand out for their bolsonarista tendencies. Christians, and especially evangelicals, are significantly more likely than other Brazilian migrants to vote for Bolsonaro, and the priests and pastors of Brazilian migrant churches are particularly willing to discuss parties and candidates. Yet neither clergy endorsements nor explicit conversation about politics at church explains this religious effect. I argue that indirect influence within congregations, which reinforces a conservative worldview in ways that are not overtly political, helps explain why observant evangelicals tend to favor Bolsonaro.

In 2023, ** percent of respondents in Brazil said they believed in some kind of God. Five percent said they did not believe in God.

Financial overview and grant giving statistics of Brazilian Christian Church

A survey conducted in Brazil in 2019 showed that above 53 percent of women of catholic, evangelic and Kardecist religion did not consider themselves as feminists. On the other hand, 57 percent of women with no religion (or agnostic) and 61 percent of Afro-Brazilian religions, such as umbanda, defined themselves as feminists.

Abstract: This work aims to investigate the implications and challenges to Science and Biology teaching that arose from the implementation of a State law in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which made confessional religious teaching mandatory in public schools. As a source, we have employed the readers' letters section in the newspaper O Globo, supplemented by other media statements and academic works. The controversy of religious teaching in Brazilian public schools shows to be associated with new elements, including disputes related not only to citizenship and religious freedom, but also to the debate between creationist and evolutionist views, a relatively new confrontation in Brazil with a huge growth potential. This setting comes from new alliances between religious groups disputing in the public space against defenders of secularity. On face of it, we reinforce the importance of promoting scientific dissemination and the philosophical demarcation of Science in the classroom, with the special contributions of Philosophy and History.

Analysis unit

Persons, households, and dwellings

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: yes - Vacant Units: Yes - Households: yes - Individuals: yes - Group quarters: yes

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Dwellings: no - Households: Structurally independent living quarters, consisting of one or more rooms with a private entrance, serving up to three families. - Group quarters: Group living together under relations of administrative subordination; group of six or more persons not related by kinship; or a dwelling with more than 3 families.

Universe

People who were present in the country on the data of reference (Census day), including residents who were temporarily absent from the country on the referred date for a period of no more than 12 months. Also included: Brazilians (and their families) on diplomatic and military missions abroad; crew and passengers of Brazilian ships that were not in domestic ports; indigenous population living in villages, indigenous posts (postos indigenas), and religious missions, or in other areas. Not included: indigenous population living in tribes without contact with the outside, those preserving their primitive ways of life); foreigners on foreign ships in transit in domestic ports or domestic airports. Indigenous persons, with exceptions.

Kind of data

Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 29378753.

SAMPLE DESIGN: Long form sample. Systematic sample selected with the same probability inside each census tract. A sample was taken of individual dwellings and of families or individuals in "grupos conviventes" inside collective dwellings with the same sample fraction for tract of that municipality. Each collective dwelling had a separate list form - CD 1.03 - (Lista de Domicílio Coletivo) to select the families or individuals for the sample. A 25% sample was taken of individual dwellings and of families or individuals in "grupo conviventes". Indigenous persons, with exceptions.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Long and short enumeration forms. The short form contains general information about the characteristics of the dwelling and each of persons in the dwelling. The long form contains general and more specific information about the characteristics of the dwelling, families, and each of the people in the dwellings and was applied to a 25% sample of the population.

In low-information elections, voters are likely to rely on heuristics when choosing candidates. Based on survey experiments conducted prior to Brazil's 2012 municipal elections, I examine the effect of candidates' professional titles, such as "doctor" and "pastor," on voting behavior. Using the "pastor" title in one's electoral name tends to decrease vote intention, although evangelical Christians respond positively while members of other religious groups are repelled. The broader atmosphere of political competition between Brazilian evangelicals and Catholics helps explain the presence of both out-group and in-group cueing effects. The "doctor" title has a positive effect on vote intention that appears to be mediated by the positive stereotypes, such as intelligence and competence, associated with members of this profession.

According to a survey from November to December 2021, Facebook was the most used social media platform for political information by all major religious groups in Brazil. Instagram ranked second among Catholic and Evangelical respondents, ranking third behind YouTube among respondents who follow none of these religions or do not have one at all. Overall, 78 percent of the survey's participants claimed to use social media for political discussion in the country in 2021.

Abstract The article investigates the occurrence of selective exposure in Brazil, in view of the frequency with which Brazilians said they sought information about the COVID-19 pandemic in the Jornal Nacional and Jornal da Record. It uses data from a content analysis of the coverage of these vehicles in 2020 and data from a national public opinion survey. The analyses showed that partisanship and religion were important predictors of the consumption of news of these vehicles. Evangelicals and supporters of the “Bolsonaro party” were the most assiduous viewers of Jornal da Record. Catholics, supporters of other subtitles and non-partisans consumed more the Jornal National. These results show that Brazilians consume news in line with their political convictions and that some groups may be receiving less information about COVID-19.

According to a survey carried out in April 2021 in Brazil, 39 percent of respondents practiced their faith only at home, up from 30 percent six months before. The most common religious practice in October 2020 was watching the mass on television or on the Internet, with 45 percent. Only 14 percent of those interviewed went to the church or temple at that time.