Freedom of religion in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

is a constitutionally protected right, allowing believers the freedom to assemble and

worship Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity. It may involve one or more of activities such as veneration, adoration, praise, and praying. For many, worship is not about an emotion, it is more about a recogniti ...

without limitation or interference. Non-traditional religions are well tolerated in the Brazilian culture.

Population profile

* Roman Catholic Christians - 64.6% * Evangelicals - 22.2% * Irreligious - 8% *

Spiritism Spiritism (French: ''spiritisme''; Portuguese: ''espiritismo'') is a spiritualist, religious, and philosophical doctrine established in France in the 1850s by the French teacher, educational writer, and translator Hippolyte Léon Denizard Riv ...

- 2% * Other religions - 3.2%

References

{{South America topic, Freedom of religion in Religion in Brazil

Human rights in Brazil