Tag: religion

5,000 Women a Year Die from Botched Abortions in Brazil. Blame It on the Church

It should come as no surprise that a country whose population is 74% Roman ...

Brazil, a Land of Kisses and Hugs Where Grumpiness Has Been Banned

Brazilians are always happy. I know this is a broad generalization, yet I’m not ...

In Brazil, I Found Out, Magic Is an Everyday Reality

There is a church in Curitiba that blesses cars. When I first heard this, ...

A Friendly Advice to Brazil’s Kaká: Keep Jesus off the Soccer Field

There has been a curious religious phenomenon in Brazilian football in the last decade ...

Brazil’s Sorcerers and Witches Stage Magic Ritual to Heal Mother Earth

Mother Earth's Cure is the theme of Brazil's 7th Annual Sorcerers Meeting taking place ...

Brazilian Missionaries Try to Understand Indian Religiosity

How can missionaries and religious people work with the indigenous people, whilst respecting their ...

Bush Administration Loses Case Against Brazilian Church in the Supreme Court

Americans United for Separation of Church and State lauded Tuesday’s, February 21, U.S. Supreme ...

Catholics Decline 20% in Brazil

Brazil remains the world’s most Catholic country, but over the past 20 years the ...

Rural Exodus in Brazil High Among Young Women

A survey by Brazil’s Applied Economic Research Institute (Ipea) has found that although the so-called ...