Brazil
Religious beliefs in Brazil
Christianity is the major religion in Brazil with over 70 percent declaring themselves as Roman Catholics. Brazil is the largest country in the world whose predominant religion is Roman Catholicism. According to the IBGE census of 2000, 15.4% are followers of Protestantism and 7.4% (about 12 million) consider themselves agnostics, atheists or having no religious affiliation. African syncretic religions such as Candomblé have millions of followers, mainly Afro-Brazilians. They are concentrated mainly in large urban centers in the Northeast.
