Irreligion in Brazil

Positivist temple in Brazil. Positivism, a secular movement, influenced the thinking and actions of the founders of the Brazilian republic[1]

Irreligion in Brazil has increased in the last few decades. In the 2010 census, 8% of the population identified as "irreligious".[2]Since 1970, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics has included sem religião (Portuguese for no religion) as a self-description option in their decennial census. for people who do not consider themselves members of any specific religion, including non-affiliated theists and deists. In the 2000 census, 7.3% of the population declared themselves "irreligious".

The Constitution declares Brazil a secular country; The government and legislation are legally expected to be neutral in relation to religious matters (Art. 19, I), and grants freedom of religion and thought to its citizens (Art. 5, VI). In 2008, the Brazilian Association of Atheists and Agnostics was founded; it promotes secularism and supports irreligious victims of prejudice.[3]

A 2009 survey showed that atheists were the most hated demographic group in Brazil, among several other minorities polled. According to the survey, 17% of the interviewees stated they felt either hatred or repulsion for atheists, while 25% felt antipathy and 29% were indifferent.[4]

Notable non-religious Brazilians

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References

  1. ↑ "Positivism in Brazil". BROWN UNIVERSITY.
  2. ↑ "Censo 2010: número de católicos cai e aumenta o de evangélicos, espíritas e sem religião" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Sorria! O inferno não existe". Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Ateus e drogados são os mais odiados pelos brasileiros". Paulopes.com.br (in Portuguese). May 3, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Chico Anysio fica revoltado com morte do filho de Cissa Guimarães: "que Deus é este?"" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "O direito de ser ateu - Drauzio Varella" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Letícia Persiles faz sucesso com seus cabelos, roupas e batons em 'Amor eterno amor', mas diz que não segue moda" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Island of Knowledge: The Limits of Science & the Search for Meaning". The Skeptics Society.
  9. ↑ Gleiser, Marcelo. "Science And Spirituality: Could It Be?".
  10. ↑ "Nando Reis" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Nathália Dill: "A beleza não sustenta"" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "A vida é rir, chorar e viver intensamente" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Aos 45 anos, Paula Burlamaqui fala sobre o desejo de ser mãe: 'Não aconteceu. Tenho até óvulos congelados'" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 September 2012.


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