In January, President Jair Bolsonaro dismissed Culture Minister Roberto Alvim after Alvim included in remarks excerpts from a speech by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels. A consulate representative met with Candomble priest and head of the Commission to Combat Religious Intolerance (CCIR) Ivanir dos Santos to learn about the challenges faced within the Candomble community due to the COVID-19 pandemic, new cases of religious intolerance involving followers of Afro-Brazilian religions, and possible areas in which the United States could serve as a partner for promoting religious freedom. In July, media outlets reported an electrician would press charges against the mayor of Belford Roxo in Rio de Janeiro State because the mayors staff threatened him and made derogatory statements about his Afro-Brazilian Candomble religion. It has a population exceeding 212.2 million, including the world's second-largest Muslim population. Today, there are officially 204,000 Muslims recorded in Brazil. Muslim population growth from 610 to 2020 CE. If current trends continue, Muslims will make up 26.4% of the world's total projected population of 8.3bn in 2030, up from 23.4% of the estimated 2010 world population of 6.9bn In March, media reported that the Rio Grande do Sul Public Defenders Center for the Defense of Human Rights opened an investigation of reports of religious intolerance against an Afro-Brazilian religious group located in a suburb of Porto Alegre. IBGE - Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatstica (Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics). The constitution states freedom of conscience and belief is inviolable, and it provides for the free exercise of religious beliefs. These cults were persecuted throughout most of Brazilian history,[citation needed] largely because they were believed to be pagan or even satanic. At years end, authorities had not identified the authors of the videos. The Campinas mosque now holds regular Friday juma'at prayers. While Muslims in Asia have reached more than two-thirds of the world's Muslim population living on this continent. The first wave of Levantine Arabs arrived in the 1890s fleeing political and economic instability in the Ottoman Empire, the majority of them Christian but many Muslim. Again, this disparity is more pronounced in Europe, with French people believing Muslims will make up 40 percent of the population in 2020, when research puts that percentage at just 8.3 percent. Muhammad Shareef makes the argument that the revolt, as well as the mission to assist all slaves, was essentially Islamic in nature, based on the principles of freedom in Islm and fighting just wars against oppression, Jihd. It is estimated that out of Brazil's total population of 209 million, around 126 million Brazilians are Roman Catholic. Pugliesi had a large, tiled swastika symbol in his personal pool and named his son Adolf; police seized Nazi-related materials from him in 1994. TRS leader Y. Sathish Reddy responded on Twitter that while the prime minister has 'found a source' of nutrition, crores in India are undernourished. Last accessed 11th Jan 2016. Media identified the vandals as employees of a packaging company. Less than 1% reported to follow Afro-Brazilian religions.[41][42][43]. The community is overwhelmingly Sunni; the Sunnis are almost completely assimilated into broader society. Italian Muslims constitute 4.8 percent of the population. SRI LANKA- It has about 2 Million Muslims out of the total population. Though it is unfair to say that there is a call to dumb the voices of Muslims, it is clear that no effort is made in identifying the intricate details of Muslim identity, even when many Muslims in contemporary Brazil are converts. [12], Following the revolt of the Afro-Brazilian Muslim community, the next period of Islam in the country was primarily the result of Muslim immigration from the Middle East and South East Asia. In contrast, 2020 saw the Brazilian population grow just 0.72%. The number of PIOs in Brazil has been augmented in recent years by the arrival of nuclear scientists and computer professionals. Among the state capitals, Teresina has the largest proportion of Catholics in the country (86.010%), followed by Aracaju, Fortaleza, Florianpolis and Joo Pessoa.[17][18]. On August 14, the embassy and consulates general held a virtual roundtable with four speakers, including a representative of an Afro-Brazilian community known as a quilombo, who discussed the challenges for members of the community participating in religious events. Plymouth: Lexington Books. The federal police opened an investigation of the case. Dias, A. According to media reports, on September 6, unidentified individuals set fire to an Umbanda temple in the municipality of Nova Iguacu, in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro State. The most popular religions in Brazil are outlined below. Hindu religious leader Rajan Zed accused national fashion brand Jon Cotre of religious insensitivity and sacrilege for using the image of Lord Ganesh, a Hindu deity, in its line of shorts. Acting Governor Claudio Castro said, The inauguration of this monument sends an important message of respect, love, and tolerance that is fundamental for todays society. The memorial, which organizers began planning in 2017, was the result of a partnership between the municipal government, the Brazilian-Jewish community, and private donors. Groups constituting less than 2 percent of the population include Hindus, Sikhs, Baha'is, and those adhering to various traditional religious beliefs. These include neo-Pentecostals, old Pentecostals and Traditional Protestants (most of them Baptists, Presbyterians and Methodists) predominantly from Minas Gerais to the South. Percentage of 2010 world population that is Muslim: 23.4% (1,619,314,000 people) Projected Percentage of 2020 world population that is Muslim: 24.9% (1,913,499,000 people) Projected Percentage of 2030 world population that is Muslim: 26.4% (2,190,154,000 people) The current population data that underpin this report were culled from the best . [18] The growth of Islam within Brazil is demonstrated in the fact that 2 of the 3 existing Portuguese translations of the Qur'an were created by Muslim translators in So Paulo. The number of Muslims in Europe is projected to rise from just over 25 million in 2016, to between 35 million and 75 million by 2050. Brazil 2020 population is estimated at 212,559,417 people at mid year according to UN data. Global AIDS Coordinator and Global Health Diplomacy, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, Special Representative for Syria Engagement, U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Office of the U.S. The Rio de Janeiro Consul General wrote an op-ed in honor of the August 22 International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. Due to the secular nature of Brazil's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country. Official figures calculate that there are approximately 35,000 Muslims residing in Brazil, other sources show that the population reaches heights of nearly 1,500,000. For example, due to the strong opposition of the Catholic Church, divorce was not allowed in Brazil until 1977 even if a separated couple observed a different religion. The country is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. During the year, Araujo spoke out regarding the importance of religious freedom. Islam is a minority religion in all of the countries and territories of the Americas, around 1% of North America population are Muslims, and 0.1% of Latin America and Caribbean population are Muslims.. Suriname has the highest percentage of Muslims in its population for the region, with 13.9% or 75,053 individuals, according to its 2012 census. On September 10, embassy representatives met virtually with the Ministry of Women, Family, and Human Rights Secretariat of Global Protection. Interactive Data Table: World Muslim Population by Country. The case was pending at years end. Uzair Ahmed is a research fellow at the Center for Research on Extremism at the University of Oslo. The Islamic Presence in Brazil and Rio de Janeiro. Approximately 72% of the American Muslim population are immigrants or "second generation." Here are the 10 states with the largest Muslim populations: Illinois - 2,800 per 100k Virginia - 2,663 per 100k New York - 2,028 per 100k Besides the PIOs, there are Hindu organizations such as ISKCON as well as Brahma Kumaris which are very active in Brazil. All rights reserved. In Indonesia, Islam can be broadly categorized into modernism, which follows orthodox theology while embracing modern learning, or traditionalism, which follows the interpretations of local religious leaders. Two percent practice Afro-Brazilian religions, and three percent are Spiritists. The Association of Religion Data Archives (relying on World Christian Encyclopedia) estimated some 42,100 Bahs in Brazil in 2010. While Muslims can be found in all corners of the world, some countries have larger Muslim populations than others. Some African Muslims returned to Africa, while intermarriage, public education, Catholic syncretism and conversion to Catholicism and African-derived religions further diminished numbers. According to the Brazilian census of 2010[15] there were 35,167 Muslims living in the country, primarily concentrated in the states of So Paulo and Paran, compared to 22,450 Muslims in 1990 and 27,239 in 2000. Muslims are expected to make up 6.6% of Canada's total population in 2030, up from 2.8% today. [5] The understanding of Muslims as a major contributor in the abolition of Slavery is overlooked and the desire to keep Brazil within its Catholic traditions still dominates Brazilian culture. During colonial times, there was no freedom of religion. Also on January 21 in Sao Paulo State, the city of Sao Carlos Human Rights Department held a film screening, followed by a discussion of different actions that could be taken to address religious intolerance. The country had 1.41175 billion people at the end of 2022, compared with 1.41260 billion a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday, a fall of 850,000. This is perhaps due to the apparent failure of the rebellion, however, if one looks more closely at the long-term implications, 1835 was the beginning of the end for slavery in Brazil. miles). The center offered professional legal, psychological, and social assistance to support victims of religious intolerance in the region. There are also significant numbers of Iraqis, Palestinians and Albanians. *Translated by Mark Ament Trade surplus at US$ 3 bn in August At years end, the Public Ministry was investigating many of these cases. [13] During the past 30 years, Islam has become increasingly noticeable in Brazilian society by building not only mosques, but also libraries, arts centres, and schools and also by funding newspapers. They are concentrated mainly in large urban centers in the Northeast, such as Salvador, Recife, or Rio de Janeiro in the Southeast. The fear of greater revolt by the majority African slaves due to the influence of the events in Salvador de Bahia was the primer. In July, a representative from the consulate in Rio de Janeiro met with a representative of the local nongovernmental organization (NGO) Jewish Federation of Rio de Janeiro (FIERJ) to discuss challenges faced by the Jewish community in Rio de Janeiro and cases of anti-Semitism in the state. In the centuries since that time, additional theological differences have arisen. In the year 2000 the figure was 27,239; in 1991 it was 22,450. Glenda Tibe Bonifacio and Vivienne S. M. Angeles (Lanham: Lexington Books, 2010), pp. The number of Muslims in Brazil, according to the 2010 census, was 35,207 out of a population of approximately 191 million people. Changes in the 21st century have led to a growth in secularism (no religious affiliation), and to Evangelical Protestantism, at 31% of the population. The Mocambo: Slave Resistance in Colonial Bahia. Religion in Brazil [census data] (2010)[1][2], Christianity is the predominant religion in Brazil, with Catholicism being its largest denomination. Municipalities in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area registered 17 incidents, including three in Rios Baixada Fluminense Region. For example, as this report went to press, Kazakhstan released the results of its 2009 census, which found that Muslims make up 70.2% of Kazakhstan's population, a substantially higher percentage than reported in the country's 1999 Demographic and Health Survey, the source used to estimate Kazakhstan's Muslim population in 2010 and 2030 in this report. The country with the single largest population of Muslim people is Indonesia, which is home to 13% of the world's Muslims in its own right. The 10 highest concentrations of Muslim Americans in counties with more than 10,000 residents are: Queens County, New York (5%) Kings County, New York (4%) Since then, it has been declining in every census. [37], A recent trend has been the increase in conversions to Islam among non-Arab citizens.[38]. According to the Brazilian Federation of Muslim Associations (FAMBRAS), women said they faced difficulties in being allowed to wear Islamic head coverings such as the hijab when going through security in airports and other public buildings. The largest proportion of Catholics is concentrated in the Northeast (59%) and South (53%) regions. This was not always the case, of course. [1], The 2010 national census reported 226,509 people identifying as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints;[23] This is very different from the church's reported membership, in 2012, of 1 173 533[24] causing some to question the membership numbers reported by the LDS church.[25]. Cristina Maria de Castro, The Construction of Muslim Identities in Contemporary Brazil (Lanham: Lexington Books, 2013). A survey from the Henry Sobel Human Rights Observatory found that acts of intolerance and anti-Semitic attitudes were increasingly common in social and political spheres. She discussed religion, politics, and environmentalism in the country. We also express our full and unrestricted support for the Jewish community, of which we are friends and share common values., In October, the Santa Catarina Liberal Party leadership removed history professor Wandercy Pugliesi from its candidate list for a local town council election in Pomerode due to his association with neo-Nazi symbols and for not being ideologically aligned with the party. These black slaves would summon their gods, called Orixas, Voduns or Inkices with chants and dances they had brought from Africa. Although less than two percent of the population followed Afro-Brazilian religions, a disproportionate amount of the cases registered by the human rights hotline involved victims who were practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions; 17 percent of the cases registered by the human rights hotline during the first six months of 2019 involved victims who were practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions, down from 30 percent the previous year. Muslims with a total population of 209 million (2021) forms the second-largest community in India. On August 13, a television host from private news network Arapuan mocked Afro-Brazilian religions on air. Police concluded their investigation of a 2019 incident in which self-named Drug Traffickers for Jesus reportedly attacked a Candomble temple in the Parque Paulista neighborhood of Duque de Caxias, in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro State. [5] Despite falling in most of the country, Catholicism remains strong in most of the Northeast. During the 1992 Earth Summit, which was held in Brazil, the international and local Bah community were given the responsibility for organizing a series of different programs, and since then the involvements of the Bah community in the country have continued to multiply. The local Santa Catarina Jewish Federations President called Pugliesis actions appalling and regrettable.. By Pew in 2010, there are 204,000 Muslims in Brazil, representing 0.1% of total population. According to the Inquisition reports, many New Christians living in Brazil during colonial times were condemned for secretly observing Jewish customs. Muslim slaves were also captured during the internal wars of the YorubaOyo Empire to the south. The country with the largest number of Muslims overall is Indonesia, which is home to an estimated 231 million Muslims. COVID-19 restrictions delayed the formation of the panel. There are more than two billion Muslims worldwide, making Islam the second-largest religion in the world, exceeded only by Christianity. [citation needed], A 2007 poll, made by Datafolha and published in newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, asked diverse questions about the beliefs of the Brazilian people. The Census 2011 data shows that since the Census 1951, the share of Hindus has dropped by 4.3 percentage points from 84.1% to 79.8% of the total population in 2011 while the share of Muslims has risen by 4.4 percentage points from 9.8% (no Census was conducted in the JK in 1951) to 14.2% in the corresponding period. "Whatever Happened to What Used to Be the Largest Catholic Country in the World?,", 2022 Service Year Report of Jehovahs Witnesses Worldwide. Pittsburgh: Sankore'. The two largest concentrations are 65,000 in Sao Paulo State and 33,000 in Rio de Janeiro State. 3, p313-p333. Though there is a tolerance of other faiths, no efforts are made to accommodate said faiths. 10. The beginning traces of the Islam can be found during the 18th century with the arrival of slaves from West Africa, where the religion was already being widely practised, to the point of having established Islamic empires that spanned the Northern and Western regions of Africa. While Muslims are found on all five inhabited continents, more than 60% of the global Muslim population is in Asia and about 20% in the Middle East and North Africa. Many confuse Spiritism with Afro-Brazilian Religions like Umbanda, Candombl and others that have a following of almost 600,000 adherents. Candombl terreiros have similar practices, and there are a number of festivals that occur yearly specially in the Northeast, with celebrations such as the famous Iyemanja Festival and the Waters of Oxala. However, the argument has also been made that Mal derives from the Hausa malm, which comes from the Arabic word for teacher, muallim. Brazil has the largest number of Catholics in the world. 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