| Brazil | |
|---|---|
 Brazil: World Factbook, 2009[1] | |
|
Area |
8,514,877 sq km |
|
Population |
198,739,269 (July 2009) |
|
Languages |
Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language) |
|
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) |
|
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)[2] |
|
Groups Associated with MWC |
4 (2006) |
|
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).[3] In 2006 there were four organized Anabaptist-related groups officially associated with Mennonite World Conference (MWC) with a total membership of 9,856.[4]
Click the following link to learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
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
- ↑ "Brazil," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html (accessed 5 August 2009).
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ "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).
