Nonetheless, a thriving community existed in the 1860s, as attested by a Baghdadi imam who settled in Rio de Janeiro in 1866 who estimated that Brazil had as many as 20,000 Muslims, most of whom were in Salvador. [3] Had these greater numbers of slaves begun similar revolts, the colonials would have expected that Brazil would follow Haiti into independence. [citation needed] About a fifth of the Japanese Brazilian community are followers of Buddhism. For example, the Imam of the Av. 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. Brazilian religions are very diversified and inclined to syncretism. [10][11] In the 2010 census,[1] 64.63% of the population declared themselves as Catholic, 22.2% as Protestant, 8% as non religious, and 5.2% as followers of other religions (mostly Spiritists or Kardecists who follow the doctrines of Allan Kardec, Umbandists, Candomblers, Jehovah's Witnesses, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and minorities of Buddhists, Jews, Muslims, and other groups). Brazil is a predominantly Christian country with Islam being a minority religion, first brought by African slaves and then by Lebanese and Syrian immigrants. There followed a period of growth with the arrival of coordinated pioneers from the United States finding national Brazilian converts and in 1961 an independent national Bah community was formed. She said hate messages started in July, after she posted a video where she discussed her Candomble religion. According to Fernandes, the Belford Roxo city government repaired the sidewalk and formally apologized for the incident. [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 CCIR and CEAP launched a series of events to coincide with the 13th observance of the Walk Against Religious Intolerance in Rio. For a detailed breakdown of how many Muslims live in each of the world's countries and what percentage of that country's population that equals, check out the table below. Municipalities in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area registered 17 incidents, including three in Rios Baixada Fluminense Region. [10] About 300 Africans took part and the estimated death toll ranges from fifty to a hundred, although exact numbers are unknown. As of 2017, there are about 1.8 billion Muslims in the world, according to the Pew Research Center; together, they make up nearly one-fourth of the world's population, making Islam the world's second largest religion after Christianity. 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. The only exceptions are the Sindhis in Manaus (who have formed an Indian Association with about a hundred members) and the Goans in So Paulo. The Association of Religion Data Archives (relying on World Christian Encyclopedia) estimated some 42,100 Bahs in Brazil in 2010. There are over 150 mosques where Muslims perform their daily prayers. "Populao residente, por situao do domiclio e sexo, segundo os grupos de religio - Brasil - 2010", Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatstica, "Brazil - LDS Statistics and Church Facts", "Brazil mystery: Case of the missing Mormons (913,045 of them, to be exact)", "6 new temples announced by President Nelson, including another Utah location", Neo-Pentecostalism and Afro-Brazilian religions: explaining the attacks on symbols of the African religious heritage in contemporary Brazil, "Afro-Brazilian religions struggle against Evangelical hostility", Oreck, Alden. The youngest age range - from 0 to 14 years - is the only one where . Energy Latest Trend . VIDEO : Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Islam arrived in Brazil with West African slaves, including Hausa, Malinkes, and Yoruba. Most live in So Paulo and operate thriving Islamic community centers and mosques. Nashville: Vanderbilt UP, 2002, p. 35, Hanson, Carl A. Brazil has the second-largest Jewish population in Latin America of 120 000 people, making up a total of 0.06% of Brazil's population. In May, the Sao Paulo Legislative Assembly held the Sao Paulo State Religious Freedom Week, a series of virtual meetings to promote freedom of religion and tolerance. Courts may fine or imprison for one to three years anyone who engages in religious hate speech. In July, media outlets reported electrician Wanderson Fernandes said he would press charges against the mayor of Belford Roxo in Rio de Janeiro for religious intolerance. Do Estado Mosque is from the Middle East and often Imams are chosen jointly by the Mosques' management committees and the Arab governments that pay for the Imam's services. Jews and the American Slave Trade, p. 60. This syncretism, coupled with ideas prevalent during the military dictatorship, has resulted in a church for the secular, based on philosopher Auguste Comte's principles of positivism, based at the Positivist Church of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. The total number of adherents, if merged, may be in the hundreds of thousands. On July 31, a Sao Paulo court awarded custody of a 12-year-old girl to her maternal Christian grandmother, removing the girl from her mother, who had supported her daughters choice to practice Candomble. She discussed religion, politics, and environmentalism in the country. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, 2020 Report on International Religious Freedom, Section II. World Muslim Population : 1950 - 2020 H. Kettani Economics The purpose of this manuscript is to present a reliable estimate of the Muslim population and its percentage in each country throughout the world from 1950 to 2020. [22] However, the 2010 census reported nearly 1.4 million people listed themselves as members . . A 2020 poll indicates that around 50% of Brazilians consider themselves Catholic, down from 90% in 1970. The spheres of influence that surrounded the other plantations would be disastrous for the economy of the country, which was built upon the backs of African slaves. This was apparent to the Brazilian empire who initiated a greater crusade to convert the remaining slaves after the failure of the revolt to Catholicism. The majority of the participants were Nago, the local designation for ethnic Yoruba. The Pew Research Center says the number of Muslims living in the U.S. increased from 2.5 million to 3.5 million from 2007 to . [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. Any country in which Muslims make up 50% or more of the population is considered a Muslim majority country. The 2019 population density in Brazil is 25 people per Km 2 (65 people per mi 2), calculated on a total land area of 8,358,140 Km2 (3,227,095 sq. There are also Catholics, Protestants and other kinds of Christians who hold a dual belief system and go to both churches and terreiros. This can be seen via the latest official census with figures stated previously. However, early Brazilian Muslims were not solely representative of one or two ethnic groups, but many, including Africans who converted to Islam in Brazil. The Ambassador stated the embassy and consulates were closely following threats to religious minorities in the country and underlined the importance of religious freedom. They noted the Presidents June Executive Order on religious freedom and explained the United States recommitment to the human rights enshrined within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. [35] During Ramadan, in January 1835, a small group of black slaves and freedmen from Salvador da Bahia, inspired by Muslim teachers, rose up against the government in the Mal Revolt, the largest slave rebellion in Brazil. the largest slave rebellion in . [16] There are significant Muslim communities in the industrial suburbs of the city of So Paulo and in the port city of Santos, as well as in smaller communities in Paran State in the coastal region and in Curitiba and Foz do Iguau in the Argentina-Brazil-Paraguay triborder area. About 30% to 38% of Hamtramck's residents are of Yemeni descent, and 24% are of Asian descent, largely Bangladeshi, according to 2020 census data. 2nd ed. During the year, Araujo spoke out regarding the importance of religious freedom. According to the Bahia State Secretariat of Racial Equality, there were 10 instances of religious intolerance in the state between January and August, compared with 34 instances in the comparable period in 2019. [20][21], The Eastern Orthodox Church is also present in Brazil. The U.S. government estimates the total population at 211.7 million (midyear 2019 estimate). Current estimates conclude that the number of Muslims in the world is around 1.8 billion. Media and religious organizations reported increased accounts of hate speech directed at religious minorities on social media and the internet, in particular anti-Afro-Brazilian and anti-Semitic comments. Early Muslims met privately for prayer, to learn to read and write Quranic Arabicnotable during a period when most white Brazilians were illiteratefor spiritual guidance, and in some areas, to plan uprisings (such as the 1835 Mal Uprising). Schwartz, S. (1970). On February 20, approximately five thousand Candomble followers and supporters participated in the Pedra de Xango Annual Walk against Religious Intolerance in Salvador, Bahia. Immigration peaked around World World II, and though it has slowed, Arabs continue to arrive in Brazil. 51% disagreed. Many of the "Mals" had been soldiers and captives in the wars between Oyo, Ilorin and other Yoruba city-states in the early part of the 19th century. A constitutional provision provides the right of access to religious services and counsel to individuals of all religions in all civil and military establishments. Representatives of the company denied all allegations, while stating they were in the midst of a land dispute with the terreiro, which the company claimed had illegally installed fences on the perimeter of its property. Its population is equivalent to 2.73% of the total world population. However, in recent years both Chinese Mahayana and South East Asian Theravda sects are gaining popularity. According to the National Secretariat of Human Rights of the Ministry of Women, Family, and Human Rights, the national human rights hotline received 410 reports of religious intolerance in 2019, compared with 506 in 2018. In October, the Ambassador met with the Minister of Women, Family, and Human Rights. AUSTRALIA- Australia with a population of 25 Million has 2.60% Muslims. Journal of Social History. The Palmares Foundation is a public institution connected to the Ministry of Culture that promotes Afro-Brazilian art and culture. While Muslims in Asia have reached more than two-thirds of the world's Muslim population living on this continent. In February, in response to attacks on Afro-Brazilian religious places of worship, known as terreiros, the municipal government in Baixada Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro State, inaugurated the Center for Assistance to Victims of Religious Intolerance to support victims of religious intolerance in the region. By law, the instruction must be nondenominational and conducted without proselytizing, and alternative instruction for students who do not want to participate must be available. Interestingly, while the countries listed above have the most Muslims overall, many smaller countries have a higher concentration of Muslim citizens. 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. Brazil obtained 37% of all African slaves traded. Two percent practice Afro-Brazilian religions, and three percent are Spiritists. 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. [40], There are, in Brazil, many followers of Japanese new Religions like Oomoto, PL Kyodan, Seicho-no-Ie and the Church of World Messianity. Argentina is expected to have the third-largest Muslim population in the Americas, after the U.S. and Canada. (2011). According to the 2010 census, approximately 35,200 Muslims live in the country, while the Federation of Muslim Associations of Brazil estimates the number to be 1.2 to 1.5 million. [14] A number of mosques dot the greater So Paulo area, the oldest and most popular of these being found on Avenida do Estado. Friedman, Saul. Religion in Brazil [poll data] (2020) . Hausa and Yoruba slaves spread Islam amongst the plantations early in their arrival to Brazil. He is the author of the Historical Dictionary of Lebanon (1998), Bin Laden, Islam . The recent Shi'ite immigrants gravitate to small insular communities in So Paulo, Curitiba, and Foz do Iguau. From January to August, the Jewish Federation of Sao Paulo recorded 149 incidents and allegations of anti-Semitism in the country in its annual Anti-Semitism Report. In 1891, when the first Brazilian Republican Constitution was set forth, Brazil ceased to have an official religion and has remained secular ever since, though the Catholic Church remained politically influential into the 1970s. Although forced conversions by the government had committed to subduing further revolts via Mal people, Islam was still a prominent religion amongst the African slaves with gently declining numbers until the early 1900s. Islam in Brazil was first practiced by African slaves. During colonial times, there was no freedom of religion. For example, Muslims in Indonesia are approximately 99% Sunni, 0.5% Shia, and 0.3% Ahmadi. Many Jews came from the Netherlands to live in Brazil in the area dominated by the Dutch. From January to August, the Jewish Federation of Sao Paulo recorded 149 incidents and allegations of anti-Semitism in the country in its annual anti-Semitism report. *Data for some countries come primarily from general population surveys which are less reliable than censuses or large-scale demographic and health surveys for estimating minority-majority ratios (see Methodology ). On December 13, Rio de Janeiro Mayor Crivella inaugurated the Monument in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. In Brazil, 90% of the Muslim population is made up of Sunni Muslims with about 10% being Shia. *Translated by Mark Ament Trade surplus at US$ 3 bn in August 2020, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, "Nordeste e Sul so ltimos 'basties' catlicos do Brasil", "Transio religiosa no Brasil: 1940-2032", "As evangelicals gain, Catholics on verge of losing majority in Brazil", "Once-Barred Practice Flourishes in Brazil. There are also sizeable populations of many Protestant religions. In current practice, Umbanda followers leave offerings of food, candles and flowers in public places for the spirits. Some parts of London are now almost 50 per cent Islamic, according to analysis from the. [37], A recent trend has been the increase in conversions to Islam among non-Arab citizens.[38]. COVID-19 restrictions delayed the formation of the panel. There was also some hindrances to the construction of temples and cemeteries that belonged to the Catholic Church. However, this history is often not remembered and the understanding of Islamic influence is not given the importance that it deserves. On December 18, the embassy and consulates general hosted a webinar with an associate professor of political science from a U.S. university and author of a book on religion and democracy. Muslim extremists are responsible for insurgencies in several African nations, and violence between Muslim sects has escalated into full-blown civil war in countries including Iraq, Yemen, and Syria. One cannot deny the historic contributions of African Muslims to the early slave revolts and their efforts in leading the nation to equality and freedom for slaves. The reports stated that he and several other persons drove vehicles into the middle of the groups religious celebrations. RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE, Harvard Divinity School14 DivinityAvenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138. my.hds |Harvard Divinity School |Harvard University |Privacy | Accessibility | Digital Accessibility | Trademark Notice | Reporting Copyright InfringementCopyright 2023 President and Fellows of Harvard College. Contributing to one of the most influential slave revolts in South American history, it is clear to see the impact that African Muslim slaves had on the journey to the emancipation of African communities and the end of colonisation. Religious leader Emilson Furtado filed a complaint with Rio de Janeiros Civil Police Office for Racial Crimes and Crimes of Intolerance. The host made a public apology on live television, but the network did not take action. [7]", Beginning on the night of January 24, 1835, and continuing the following morning, a group of African born slaves occupied the streets of Salvador and for more than three hours they confronted soldiers and armed civilians. The statistic shows the total population in the United States from 2015 to 2019, with projections up until 2025. The Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral, located in So Paulo, is the See of the Archdiocese of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch in So Paulo. Brazil Population 2023 (Live) Brazil Population Clock Net increase of 1 person every 25 seconds 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. African Islam transformed under slavery, being forced to accommodate circumstances that . The country is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The current Muslim population of Brazil is made up largely of Syrian, Lebanese, and Palestinian Arabs and their descendants with smaller numbers of African migrants and Brazilian converts. 66% That priests should be allowed to marry (59% among Catholics and 94% among followers of Candombl). [30] The original building remains to this day,[31] but the Jews were forced to leave Brazil when the Portuguese-Brazilians retook the land in 1654.[32]. The constitution prohibits the federal, state, and local governments from either supporting or hindering any specific religion. The Mal revolt, which took place on the last Sunday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadhn, was largely influenced by Islamic thought. In 2021, over 75 million women in Brazil were aged between 15 and 64 years old. The Catholic faith practiced in Brazil is full of popular festivities rooted in centuries-old Portuguese traditions, but also heavily influenced by African and Native Brazilian usage. 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. This data is summarized to be a reference for other studies and discussions related to the Muslim population. 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. This number increases even more if the wounded who died in prisons or hospitals are included. Some religious leaders again stated that attacks on Afro-Brazilian religious groups were increasing, attributing the increase in violence to criminal groups and a climate of intolerance promoted by evangelical Christian groups. muslim population in brazil 2020 by | Jan 1, 2022 | literal vs nonliteral examples As of the end of 2020, the total number of foreign nationals in Germany had risen by 1.8 per cent, the lowest rate in the last decade (German Federal Statistics Office, 2021b). According to the IBGE, among the Brazilian Muslims, 21,042 are men and 14,124 are women, most live in urban areas, 29,248 are white, 1,336, are black, 268 Asian, and 4,300 mulatto. After the Brazilian independence, the first constitution introduced freedom of religion in 1824, but Catholicism was kept as the official religion. Aminah Beverly McCloud, Scott W. Hibbard and Laith Saud (Malden: Blackwell Publishing Limited, 2013), pp. Religious freedom is essential to freedom as a whole. 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