Brazil

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LIFE & LIBERTY HDI

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Climate 1.3 Natural Resources 2 Demographics 2.1 Peoples 2.1.1 People Groups of Brazil 2.2 Provinces 3 Life 4 Economy 5 Government 6 Religion 6.1 Spiritism 6.2 Islam 6.3 Buddhism 6.4 Christianity 6.4.1 History 6.4.2 Churches 6.4.3 Catholic Church 6.4.4 Church and State Relations 6.4.5 Mission and Church Planting 6.4.6 Broadcasting 6.4.7 Councils and Networks 7 Future Trends 8 For More Reading

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

[edit] Climate

[edit] Natural Resources

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Peoples

See South American Indigenous for general news

[edit] People Groups of Brazil

• There are 296 peoples in the country

• Kadiweu, population: 1800, 15% Evangelical, four churches

[edit] Provinces

• The Provinces of Brazil

• The Cities of Brazil

[edit] Life

• The government continues to dodge the painful restructuring and righting the wrongs of the past. It is said Brazil is a paradise for some, purgatory for most and hell for 20%. May the endemic corruption, cronyism, injustices of society and discrimination — against the poor, underprivileged children and indigenous tribal peoples — be ended.

• 10 million street children make their living from the streets.

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[edit] Government

[edit] Religion

[edit] Spiritism

• Spiritism is a dynamic force for evil in Brazil. Not only is Brazil the largest Catholic country, but also the largest spiritist country in the world. It appeals to the emotions and offers physical healing; both traits make it an attractive alternative to traditional Christianity. In 1975 there were at least 14,000 spiritist centres guided by 420,000 mediums. There are seven million Brazilians practising Kardecism (‘high’ spiritism) and millions more practising Umbanda and Macumba (‘low’ spiritism with African roots). A majority of Brazilians are involved — most still claiming to be Christian. Pray both for Christians willing and spiritually equipped to minister to those bound by Satan, and for the deliverance of many.

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[edit] Buddhism

[edit] Christianity

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[edit] Churches

[edit] Catholic Church

• The Catholic Church is in crisis. Brazil is the world’s largest Catholic country with nearly 10% of all Catholics. Annual losses of 600,000 to Evangelicals and to spiritism continue. Only 13% of Catholics are active in their commitment; nominalism and spiritism are rife among those who profess. Change must come, but the ‘Base Community’ movement, once two million-strong, has lost much of its cutting edge. Widespread espousal of liberation theology in the 1970s and 1980s faded with increased prosperity and democracy. Pray that the Bible and its truths may mould the lives of Catholics.

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[edit] Mission and Church Planting

• There is a rapid growth and maturing of the Brazilian missions movement. Brazil has become a major missionary-sending nation.
• Please pray:

Brazilian missionaries — their recruitment, effective training and preparation for the field and their long-term survival and fruitfulness in cross-cultural situations.

Christian congregations to increase their long-term commitment to pray for, send and support missionaries. The danger is that initial enthusiasm can quickly fade, and inflation erode promised financial support. General attitudes to cross-cultural missions have changed little during the 1990s.

1) Missions working among indigenous Amerindians

• WEC International - Amazon * in Portuguese
• Deutsche Indianer Pionier Mission * [in German]
• New Tribes Mission - * New Tribes Mission; * NTM Brazil
• Wycliffe Bible Translators * [1]
• UFM
• Brazilian Bible Society
• Costa Rican Amazonian Mission

2) Organizations sending missionaries to overseas

• About 2,000 cross-cultural Brazilian missionaries are serving in 92 agencies and 85 nations.
• WEC International Brazil
• AEM

3) Church Planting Organizations in Brazil

• On the Amazon UFM, Brazilian Bible Society, Costa Rican Amazonian Mission are reaching 19 tribes with three launches. See also Mission Ships.

4) Networks

• The AMTB — an association of cross-cultural missionary agencies that links many of the 2,000 cross-cultural Brazilian missionaries serving in 92 agencies and 85 nations.
• The Associação de Conselhos Missionários de Igrejas (ACMI), founded in 1990, which aims to help local churches set up viable missions structures, programmes and channelling mechanisms.

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[edit] Councils and Networks

[edit] Future Trends

[edit] For More Reading

• Wikipedia
• Joshua Project
• GRN