Religious profile of the indigenous population in Brazil: some considerations from the 2010 census

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Claudio Santiago Dias Junior
Ana Paula Verona

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Using data from the 2010 Brazilian census, this paper aims to describe the religious profile of the indigenous population in Brazil.  We analyzed information from more than 800,000 individuals. Our results show that indigenous population is mostly Christian that are separated into Catholics and Evangelicals. Moreover, we found a reduced number of people who declared themselves belonging to indigenous traditional religions. Finally, we present the religious profile of the indigenous population according to region, place of residence, age, and schooling.

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DIAS JUNIOR, Claudio Santiago; VERONA, Ana Paula. Religious profile of the indigenous population in Brazil: some considerations from the 2010 census. HORIZONTE, Belo Horizonte, v. 12, n. 36, p. 1140–1159, 2015. DOI: 10.5752/P.2175-5841.2014v12n36p1140. Disponível em: https://pucminas.emnuvens.com.br/horizonte/article/view/P.2175-5841.2014v12n36p1140. Acesso em: 18 may. 2026.
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Claudio Santiago Dias Junior, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Doutor em Demografia, Professor Adjunto III do Departamento de Sociologia - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Ana Paula Verona, CEDEPLAR/UFMG

Doutora em Demografia, Professora Adjunta I do Departamento de Demografia - CEDEPLAR/UFMG