*Note: At 99.4% Muslim, the disputed territory Western Sahara would rank at #8but as it has not yet been recognized as a country by the United Nations, it was disqualified. The U.S. government estimates the total population at 211.7 million (midyear 2019 estimate). The Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil, part of the Anglican Communion, has some 120,000 members. This suggests that Muslims represent less than 0.02 per cent of the Brazilian population. If considered non-Christian, Spiritism would be by far the largest non-Christian religion in Brazil; if considered as a Christian religion, it would be the third largest denomination after Roman Catholicism and the Protestant Assemblies of God. 66% That priests should be allowed to marry (59% among Catholics and 94% among followers of Candombl). According to Terreiro Icimimo, at years end, authorities had not identified or arrested any of the vandals. SRI LANKA- It has about 2 Million Muslims out of the total population. A survey from the Henry Sobel Human Rights Observatory found that acts of intolerance and anti-Semitic attitudes were increasingly common in social and political spheres. All over the country, but mainly in the Amazon rainforest, there are many Indians still practicing their original traditions. [Twitter, 1/5/23] [citation needed], The Bah Faith in Brazil started in 1919 with Bahs first visiting the country that year,[39] and the first Bah Local Spiritual Assembly in Brazil was established in 1928. 7 min read. World Muslim Population : 1950 - 2020 H. Kettani Economics The purpose of this manuscript is to present a reliable estimate of the Muslim population and its percentage in each country throughout the world from 1950 to 2020. [citation needed] It studies topics such as life after death, reincarnation, spirits, moral teachings and much more. The Virtual Jewish History Tour: Brazil, Synagogue in Brazilian town Recife considered oldest in the Americas, "Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor International Religious Freedom Report 2009", Anlise dos Resultados/IBGE Censo Demogrfico 2010: Caractersticas gerais da populao, religio e pessoas com deficincia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Religion_in_Brazil&oldid=1133595051, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2019, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2021, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2022, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2022, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Huda. The Constitution of Brazil guarantees freedom of religion and strongly prohibits the establishment of any religion by banning government support or hindrance of religion at all levels.[4]. According to FAMBRAS, there was an increase in anti-Muslim messages on the internet, mostly associating Islam with terrorism and spreading messages of hate against Muslim representatives and their religious symbols. In January, President Jair Bolsonaro dismissed Culture Minister Roberto Alvim after Alvim included in remarks excerpts from a speech by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels. Just as Christianity encompasses multiple denominations (Catholic, Lutheran, Mormon, Baptist, etc. Over 3 million slaves were sent to Brazil. The country with the single largest population of Muslim people is Indonesia, which is home to 13% of the world's Muslims in its own right. Brazil has the second-largest Jewish population in Latin America of 120 000 people, making up a total of 0.06% of Brazil's population. Brazil is ranked 1st among 14 countries in South America. "Economy and Society in Baroque Portugal: 1668-1703." Culturally, it has always played a prominent role in Brazil's history. England and Wales's white population slipped to 81.7% of the total in 2021's census from 86% in . The So Paulo city council has a Muslim Councillor by the name of Mohammad Murad, a lawyer. 51% disagreed. These black slaves would summon their gods, called Orixas, Voduns or Inkices with chants and dances they had brought from Africa. India is expected to overtake China as the world's most populous country this year even though its population growth has been slowing down, United Nations says. According to anthropologist Adriana Magalhaes Dias at the State University of Campinas, there were 349 active neo-Nazi organizations in the country. The law states that public and private hospitals as well as civil or military prisons must comply with this provision. The essence of the Muslims of Bahia was to support the cause of emancipation, regardless of their ethnoreligious background. According to the Inquisition reports, many New Christians living in Brazil during colonial times were condemned for secretly observing Jewish customs. 3, p313-p333. Muslims with a total population of 209 million (2021) forms the second-largest community in India. The first 'large' wave of Muslim immigration, primarily coming from Syria and Lebanon, occurred in the mid-20 th century . They noted the Presidents June Executive Order on religious freedom and explained the United States recommitment to the human rights enshrined within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. According to media reports, a military police officer threatened the followers multiple times, including with weapons. Media reported a group of men interrupted a virtual lesson at the College of Business Administration, Marketing, and Communication in Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, on August 20, to shout Nazi, racist, and sexist epithets at the teacher and students. Some parts of London are now almost 50 per cent Islamic, according to analysis from the. This glossary lists terms that are used in various places in the religion and country profiles. Transaction Publishers, 1997. [citation needed]. On January 11, the Yle Axe Oya Bagan community in the Federal District hosted an event on combating religious intolerance, with the support of the State Secretary for Citizenship and Justice. In 610 CE, Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) started preaching Islam: God is One", that complete "submission" (Islm) to God is the right way of life (dn), and that he was a prophet and messenger of God, similar to the other prophets in Islam starting from Adam. According to the 2010 census, which is the most recently available data from official sources, 65 percent of the population is Catholic, 22 percent Protestant, eight percent irreligious (including atheists, agnostics, and deists), and two percent Spiritist. Within Brazil, Islam has been spread throughout and contributed to the livelihood of Brazilian cities for over a hundred years. About 30% to 38% of Hamtramck's residents are of Yemeni descent, and 24% are of Asian descent, largely Bangladeshi, according to 2020 census data. Spiritism is a religion, founded in the 19th century by the French educator Allan Kardec, which proposes the study of "the nature, origin, and destiny of spirits, and their relation with the corporeal world". In addition to Candombl which arose through a process of syncretism between several of the traditional religions of West Africa, especially that of the Yoruba, and the Roman Catholic form of Christianity, there is also Umbanda, a syncretic Brazilian religion that blends African traditions with Roman Catholicism, Spiritism, and Indigenous American beliefs. There is no dominant ethnic group, but the largest communities are from Iran, Turkey and Bosnia. African Islam transformed under slavery, being forced to accommodate circumstances that . COVID-19 restrictions delayed the formation of the panel. The organization recorded 30 such acts during the first six months of the year, compared with 26 in all of 2019. "Cervantes in Algiers: A Captive's Tale." (2011). Scholars claim that Brazil received more enslaved Muslims than anywhere else in the Americas. Global AIDS Coordinator and Global Health Diplomacy, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, Special Representative for Syria Engagement, U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Office of the U.S. Many of their beliefs and use of naturally occurring plant derivatives are incorporated into African, Spiritualists and folk religion. In the centuries since that time, additional theological differences have arisen. It is an example of Byzantine architecture that can be appreciated in South America. The largest communities reside in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, and Foz do Iguacu, as well as in smaller cities in the states of Parana and Rio Grande do Sul. 2020 Report on International Religious Freedom: Brazil, An official website of the United States Government. The NGO Center for Articulation of Marginalized Populations (CEAP) reported Afro-Brazilian victims of religious intolerance in Rio de Janeiro State continued to view police and the judiciary as being indifferent, in general, to attacks on Afro-Brazilian places of worship. Some religious leaders again stated that attacks on Afro-Brazilian religious groups were increasing, attributing the increase in violence to criminal groups and a climate of intolerance promoted by evangelical Christian groups. According to the census, there are approximately 600,000 practitioners of Candomble, Umbanda, and other Afro-Brazilian religions, and some Christians also practice Candomble and Umbanda. Official figures calculate that there are approximately 35,000 Muslims residing in Brazil, other sources show that the population reaches heights of nearly 1,500,000. On July 31, a Sao Paulo court awarded custody of a 12-year-old girl to her maternal Christian grandmother, removing the girl from her mother, who had supported her daughters choice to practice Candomble. One of the most unusual features of the rich Brazilian spiritual landscape are the sects which use ayahuasca (an Amazonian entheogenic tea), including Santo Daime, Unio do Vegetal, and Centro de Cultura Csmica. On July 29, embassy and consulate general officials held a virtual roundtable with representatives of Afro-Brazilian religions, Islam, Judaism, Catholicism, and evangelical Christianity to discuss the state of religious freedom, tolerance, and diversity in the country. Supporters of Bolsonaro said the slogan was based on a New Testament passage: And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free., In January, President Bolsonaro dismissed Culture Minister Roberto Alvim after Alvim included in remarks excerpts from a speech by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels. Its construction, which begun in the 1940s, was inspired by the Basilica of Hagia Sophia of Istanbul and was inaugurated in January 1954. In a series of tweets responding to the criticism, Araujo publicly rejected anti-Semitism and stated his comments were taken out of context. A recent trend has been the increase in conversions to Islam among non-Arab citizens. A curious fact: 15 Indians said they are Muslim, as against 24 in 2000. Religious freedom is essential to freedom as a whole. By years end, there was no official investigation into comments that were alleged to be anti-Semitic. The host made a public apology on live television, but the network did not take action. In an August 14 appeal decision, the court returned custody to the mother. The Ambassador stated the embassy and consulates were closely following threats to religious minorities in the country and underlined the importance of religious freedom. Although less than two percent of the population followed Afro-Brazilian religions, 17 percent of the cases registered by the human rights hotline during the first six months of 2019 involved victims who were practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions, down from 30 percent the previous year. Lutherans are concentrated mostly in the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and in countryside regions of the states of Rio de Janeiro and Esprito Santo. [20] As has been the case in many of the larger metropolitan mosques in South America, foreign assistance and individual effort have played major roles in the sustainability of the mosques in the greater So Paulo area. According to Fernandes, the Belford Roxo city government repaired the sidewalk and formally apologized for the incident. Muslim Americans are primarily concentrated in major metropolitan areas, particularly in the New York City area. Status of Government Respect for Religious Freedom, Section III. . Brazil has the second-largest Jewish population in Latin America of 120 000 people, making up a total of 0.06% of Brazil's population. A consulate representative also met with Ivanir dos Santos to learn about the challenges faced within the Candomble community due to the COVID-19 pandemic, new cases of religious intolerance involving followers of Afro-Brazilian religions, and possible areas in which the United States could serve as a partner for promoting religious freedom. [34] The Federation of Muslim Associations of Brazil estimates there are about 1.5 million Muslims and others say about 400,000 to 500,000. Many Jews came from the Netherlands to live in Brazil in the area dominated by the Dutch. Although less than two percent of the population followed Afro-Brazilian religions, a disproportionate amount of the cases registered by the human rights hotline involved victims who were practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions; 17 percent of the cases registered by the human rights hotline during the first six months of 2019 involved victims who were practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions, down from 30 percent the previous year. - Only 15% of Muslims are Arab (Middle East) - 62% of the World Muslim population lives in Asia and 20% in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa) . The Construction of Muslim Identities in Contemporary Brazil. Among the state capitals, Rio de Janeiro has the largest proportion of non-Pentecostal Protestants in the country (10.07%), followed by Vitria, Porto Velho, Cuiab and Manaus. Ingvar Svanberg and David Westerlund (New York: Routledge, 1999), pp. If the hate speech occurs via publication or social communication, including social media, courts may fine or imprison those held responsible for two to five years. Percentage of 2010 world population that is Muslim: 23.4% (1,619,314,000 people) Projected Percentage of 2020 world population that is Muslim: 24.9% (1,913,499,000 people) Projected Percentage of 2030 world population that is Muslim: 26.4% (2,190,154,000 people) The current population data that underpin this report were culled from the best . In February, the Paraiba State Commission of Soccer Referees ordered Edson Boca not to wear clothing that represented his Afro-Brazilian religion while he worked as a massage therapist for the Sao Paulo Crystal soccer team. A number of Buddhist organisations and groups are also active in Brazil, with nearly 150 temples spread across the states. The Mocambo: Slave Resistance in Colonial Bahia. Brazil Population 2023 (Live) Brazil Population Clock Net increase of 1 person every 25 seconds Prominent Jewish organizations publicly stated their outrage at what they considered anti-Semitic comments made by high level government officials. By Pew in 2010, there are 204,000 Muslims in Brazil, representing 0.1% of total population. Over time, the population declined. Muslim Americans make up 1% of the U.S. population as of 2020. Religious groups are not required to register to establish places of worship, train clergy, or proselytize, but groups seeking tax-exempt status must register with the Department of Federal Revenue and the local municipality. About the sentence "Catholics do not practice their religion", 19% reported to agree completely and 41% agreed, but not completely. - Muslim population: 1.57 billion people (23% of the world's population - 6.8 billion), 20% of the World's population. Brazil is a predominantly Christian country with Islam being a minority religion, first brought by African slaves and then by Lebanese and Syrian immigrants. Many of the "Mals" had been soldiers and captives in the wars between Oyo, Ilorin and other Yoruba city-states in the early part of the 19th century. However, this history is often not remembered and the understanding of Islamic influence is not given the importance that it deserves. The number of adherents of these organizations is not officially recorded but is estimated to be a few thousand. In July, Sao Paulo State increased sanctions for engaging in religious intolerance. With a population reportedly reaching into the millions, further discussion must be sought regarding the history of Muslims in Brazil. The church also reports 1940 congregations and 315 family history centers. 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