{"id":147,"date":"2008-01-28T12:22:15","date_gmt":"2008-01-28T16:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=147"},"modified":"2008-01-28T12:22:15","modified_gmt":"2008-01-28T16:22:15","slug":"religious-trends-in-brazil-riogringa-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/religious-trends-in-brazil-riogringa-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Religious Trends in Brazil: RioGringa Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I point you to a <b><a href=\"http:\/\/riogringa.typepad.com\/my_weblog\/2008\/01\/in-brazil-its-w.html\">terrific post<\/a><\/b> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.riogringa.com\">RioGringa<\/a> about religion in Brazil, specifically the trends related to religious affiliation over the past few decades.<\/p>\n<p>Among the highlights: Catholicism is on the decline, Candombl\u00e9 (the afro-syncretic religion) is gaining a substantial white membership, and Atheism is on the rise.<\/p>\n<p>As Rachel (RioGringa) writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Despite these trends, a recent poll shows that though more Brazilians are turning away from religion than ever, atheism is a cultural taboo. When asked who they would vote for for President, 84% said they\u00b4d vote for a black person, 57% said they\u00b4d vote for a woman, 32% said they\u00b4d vote for a gay person, and a measly 13% said they\u00b4d vote for an atheist.<\/p>\n<p>The negative side is interesting too. Only 1% said they wouldn\u00b4t vote for a black person, only 12% said they wouldn\u00b4t vote for a woman, and then 34% said they wouldn\u00b4t vote for a gay person, and then 59% said they wouldn\u00b4t vote for an atheist.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Very interesting indeed&#8230; thoughts anyone?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I point you to a terrific post by RioGringa about religion in Brazil, specifically the trends related to religious affiliation over the past few decades. Among the highlights: Catholicism is on the decline, Candombl\u00e9 (the afro-syncretic religion) is gaining a substantial white membership, and Atheism is on the rise. 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