Africans in Brazil
Surprising to many people that I've spoken to, they did not know that Brazil has the highest population of Africans outside of Africa. They are not often highlighted in news coming from the South American country which, by the way, is the largest on this continent. Brazil has 211million people with Africans making up 56 percent of the population.
The majority of Africans in Brazil came from Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau, Benin, Angola, Republic of Congo, and Mozambique.
African-derived religions in Brazil include, most prominently, Candomblé and Umbanda, as well as Xango, Batuque, Cantimbo and Macumba. The other groups include, 65 percent Catholics, 22 percent, Protestants , 8 percent irreligious, and 2 percent, Spiritist.
Below are some images of Africans in Brazil.
Surprising to many people that I've spoken to, they did not know that Brazil has the highest population of Africans outside of Africa. They are not often highlighted in news coming from the South American country which, by the way, is the largest on this continent. Brazil has 211million people with Africans making up 56 percent of the population.
The majority of Africans in Brazil came from Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau, Benin, Angola, Republic of Congo, and Mozambique.
African-derived religions in Brazil include, most prominently, Candomblé and Umbanda, as well as Xango, Batuque, Cantimbo and Macumba. The other groups include, 65 percent Catholics, 22 percent, Protestants , 8 percent irreligious, and 2 percent, Spiritist.
Below are some images of Africans in Brazil.
