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Islam in Brazil
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Brazil is a predominantly Christian country with Islam being a minority religion, first brought by African slaves and then by Lebanese and Syrian immigrants.[1] Due to the secular nature of Brazil's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country. However, Islam is not independently included in charts and graphics representing religions in Brazil due to its very small size, being grouped in "other religions", which generally represent about 1% of the country's population. The number of Muslims in Brazil, according to the 2010 census, was 35,207 out of a population of approximately 191 million people.[2] This corresponds to 0.018% of the Brazilian population.
- ^ P Forsythe, David (27 August 2009). Encyclopedia of Human Rights, Volume 2. Oxford University Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0195334029.
- ^ ftp://ftp.ibge.gov.br/Censos/Censo_Demografico_2010/Caracteristicas_Gerais_Religiao_Deficiencia/tab1_4.pdf[dead link][full citation needed]
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