Operation World - Pray Today

	Brazil
	Federated Republic of Brazil
	March 9-11

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9 The role of missionaries has changed over the years. The most important ministries for missionaries today are in leadership training

10 Praise God for the rapid growth and maturing of the Brazilian missions movement

a) The AMTB – an association of cross-cultural missionary agencies

b) Brazilian missionaries

c) Christian congregations to increase their long-term commitment to pray for, send and support missionaries

d) The Associação de Conselhos Missionários de Igrejas (ACMI), founded in 1990, which aims to help local churches set up viable missions

11 Christian literature

a) Christian publishers

b) Bible distribution

12 Christian media

a) The JESUS film has been widely used

b) Radio

c) Cassettes

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Religion

Overview: Geography, Peoples, Economy, Politics

Freedom of religion and separation of Church and state.

Religions	Population %	Adherents	Ann.Gr.
Christian	91.43	155,536,568	+0.7%
Animist/Spiritist	5.00	8,505,773	+1.7%
non-Religious/other	3.01	5,125,476	+2.9%
Buddhist	0.25	425,289	+0.5%
Jewish	0.21	357,242	+2.3%
Muslim	0.10	170,115	+1.3%

Christians	Denom.	Affil.%	,000	Ann.Gr.
Protestant	116	6.63	11,274	+1.1%
Independent	216	5.80	9,859	+3.6%
Anglican	1	0.07	125	+7.5%
Catholic	1	73.18	124,500	-0.4%
Orthodox	15	0.11	188	+0.8%
Marginal	59	1.16	1,970	+3.9%
Unaffliated		4.48	7,621	n.a.

Churches in Brazil

Missionaries from Brazil

4,754 in 132 agencies to 100 countries

Missionaries to Brazil

3,100 in 205 agencies from 41 countries

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Geography

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Area 8,511,965 sq.km. One half of the land surface and population of South America.

Population (2000) 170,115,463 +1.32%AGR

Capital Brasilia 1,985,000.

Peoples

European 53.5%; Mixed race 34.4%; African 11%; Asian 1%; Amerindian 0.14%.

Literacy 83%. Official language Portuguese. All living languages 195. Languages with Scriptures 1Bi 40NT 31por 55w.i.p.

Economy

Vast economic potential in the developing hinterland of the north and west. Unemployment 6%. HDI 0.739; 79^th/174. Public debt 11% of GNP. Income/person $4,400 (15% of USA).

Politics

Independent from Portugal in 1822 as a kingdom, it became a federal republic in 1889.

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