• PEOPLE NAME: BRAZILIANS OF ITALY

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Portuguese, Brazilian

Language: Portuguese - (por)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Italy

Also found in: Belgium; Brazil; Paraguay; Spain; Switzerland; United Kingdom

Population: 47,000

Global Population: 205,307,000


PEID: 48554

ROP: 101662

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Brazilians of Italy, numbering 47,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Portuguese, Brazilian people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 205,307,000 in 7 countries. Their primary language is Portuguese. The primary religion practiced by the Brazilians is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.


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