Brazil has the world's largest amount of people practicing Catholicism.
The main churches in Brazil, concerning Christian religions:
The first European who came to Brazil in hopes of colonization was Pedro Alvares Cabral from Portugal. When Portugal settlers came to Brazil, they brought along churches in hopes to convert the native people. The earliest they arrived was around April 1500, but the impact they made lasted centuries.
Little is known about the indegenous people of Brazil before the European settlers arrived, they were described as nomadic and bounced around from place to place depending on the resources. As soon as settlers stepped foot in Brazil their immediate desire was to make the society more prominent, instead of based on savagery. Many of the native people were cannibals and therefore frightened the European settlers, however the men immediately began creating families with the indegnous people, and therefore created a mixed race that is a defining characteristic of many Brazilians. Many natives ended up dying however, due to diseases brought over by the settlers. Only a handful of natives are still in Brazil, residing in Brazil's dying forests. Slavery was a booming business in Brazil, and another definitive race that is shared with many Brazilians to this day
Catholicism became the official religion by the 19th century, and in turn the church had an influence on politics and the social agenda in Brazil. In fact priests are even paid a salary, and have political demands in the government to fulfill.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the Roman Catholic Church commenced a period of marked conservatism in reaction to Vatican II and pushed back against the progressivism of Brazilian Catholicism.
Brazil's economy used to boom due to the vast agricultural lands and ability to grow and sell coffee, however due to the economic depression Brazil has recently been facing major issues revolving poverty and ability to feed a starving country.
The main churches in Brazil, concerning Christian religions:
- Catholic
- Protestant
- Methodist
- Episcopal
- Pentecostal
- Lutheran
- Baptist
The first European who came to Brazil in hopes of colonization was Pedro Alvares Cabral from Portugal. When Portugal settlers came to Brazil, they brought along churches in hopes to convert the native people. The earliest they arrived was around April 1500, but the impact they made lasted centuries.
Little is known about the indegenous people of Brazil before the European settlers arrived, they were described as nomadic and bounced around from place to place depending on the resources. As soon as settlers stepped foot in Brazil their immediate desire was to make the society more prominent, instead of based on savagery. Many of the native people were cannibals and therefore frightened the European settlers, however the men immediately began creating families with the indegnous people, and therefore created a mixed race that is a defining characteristic of many Brazilians. Many natives ended up dying however, due to diseases brought over by the settlers. Only a handful of natives are still in Brazil, residing in Brazil's dying forests. Slavery was a booming business in Brazil, and another definitive race that is shared with many Brazilians to this day
Catholicism became the official religion by the 19th century, and in turn the church had an influence on politics and the social agenda in Brazil. In fact priests are even paid a salary, and have political demands in the government to fulfill.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the Roman Catholic Church commenced a period of marked conservatism in reaction to Vatican II and pushed back against the progressivism of Brazilian Catholicism.
Brazil's economy used to boom due to the vast agricultural lands and ability to grow and sell coffee, however due to the economic depression Brazil has recently been facing major issues revolving poverty and ability to feed a starving country.