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 Brazil: World Factbook, 2009[1] | |
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Area |
8,514,877 sq km |
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Population |
198,739,269 (July 2009) |
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Languages |
Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language) |
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Religions |
Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census) |
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Ethnicity |
white 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2000 census)[1] |
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Groups Associated with MWC |
4 (2006) |
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Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches |
9,856 (2006) |
Brazil is a country in South America with a population of 198,739,269 (July 2009 estimate).[1] In 2006 there were four organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with a total membership of 9,856.[2]
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Anabaptist-Related Groups
In 2006 there were three Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with MWC in Brazil:
- Associação das Igrejas Menonitas do Brasil
- Aliança Evangélica Menonita
- Convenção Brasileira das Igrejas Evangélicas Irmãos Menonitas
- Igreja de Deus em Cristo - Menonita
Annotated Bibliography
External Links
Brazil on Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online.
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Brazil," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html (accessed 6 August 2009).
- ↑ "2006 Mennonite and Brethren in Christ World Membership," Mennonite World Conference. http://www.mwc-cmm.org/en15/PDF-PPT/2006mbictotal.pdf (accessed 5 August 2009).
