Difference between revisions of "Brazil"
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| − | |caption = Brazil: World Factbook, 2009<ref>"Brazil," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html (accessed 6 August 2009).</ref> | + | |caption = Brazil: World Factbook, 2009<ref name="cia">"Brazil," ''CIA World Factbook''. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html (accessed 6 August 2009).</ref> |
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|Row 1 info = 8,514,877 sq km | |Row 1 info = 8,514,877 sq km | ||
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|Row 4 info = 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) | |Row 4 info = 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) | ||
|Row 5 title = Ethnicity | |Row 5 title = Ethnicity | ||
| − | |Row 5 info = 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)<ref | + | |Row 5 info = 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)<ref name="cia" /> |
|Row 6 title = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] | |Row 6 title = Groups Associated with [[Mennonite World Conference|MWC]] | ||
|Row 6 info = 4 (2006) | |Row 6 info = 4 (2006) | ||
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| − | '''Brazil''' is a country in [[Caribbean, Central and South America|South America]] with a population of 198,739,269 (July 2009 estimate).<ref | + | '''Brazil''' is a country in [[Caribbean, Central and South America|South America]] with a population of 198,739,269 (July 2009 estimate).<ref name="cia" /> In 2006 there were four organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with [[Mennonite World Conference]] (MWC) with a total membership of 9,856.<ref>"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).</ref> |
Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in the [[Caribbean, Central and South America]]. | Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in the [[Caribbean, Central and South America]]. | ||
Revision as of 04:21, 24 December 2009
| Brazil | |
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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]
Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
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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
- Associação Evangélica Menonita
- Convenção Brasileira das Igrejas Evangélicas Irmãos Menonitas
- Igreja de Deus em Cristo - Menonita
Annotated Bibliography
External Links
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).
