The religion in Brazil is mainly Catholic but after their independence there has been more religions entering Brazil. The top five religions in Brazil are Catholicism, Protestantism, The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jehovah's Witnesses and Eastern Orthodox. More religions have developed in Brazil but the Catholic religion is still the biggest and most popular religion in Brazil today.

http://www.brazilcultureandtravel.com/brazil-religion.html

 This article talks about the religion in Brazil now and from the beginning. In the beginning everyone in Brazil were obligated to pay taxes to the church and to believe in the Roman Catholic faith. the priests were paid by the government and had a huge influence on the Brazilian leaders. In 1824 when Brazil got its independence there was a freedom of religion. Roman Catholicism was still declared the official states religion.

http://www.celebratebrazil.com/brazilian-religion.html

In this article it talks about the other types of religion that could be found in Brazil. Brazil is considered a melting pot of many different religions. It is mostly Catholic and it was brought by the Europeans when they tried to civilize the local people. The Europeans built churches and brought churchmen to teach the young and old about Catholicism.

http://www.brazil.org.za/religion.html#.UMoRIe-9Kc0

In the video professor John Zerio explains that the religion in Brazilian culture is mostly Christian. Brazil is considered one of the largest Catholic nations in the world. If you would go into a church in Brazil the amount of people that attend is very small. The church has a lot of people when they use for baptisms, communions and other related Catholic events.

religious statue

Statue of Cristo Redentor is located at Rio de Janeiro. The name of the statue means Christ the redeemer. the statue stands at 98 feet and over looks the city of Rio do Janeiro. The statue represents Jesus standing with overstretched welcoming arms and is one of the most famous symbols of this lively city. It was designed by Heitor da Silva Costa and was sculpted by the polish sculptor Paul Landowski. 

Politicians finally being punished for their corruption

After seven years since the scandal originally took place, the politicians involved are finally facing the sentences they deserve.

It takes seven years to sentence politicians involved in a historic scandal

Protests against corruption

These brooms are a part of a protest against the corruption in Brazil, each broom representing one of the 594 Brazilian members of Congress. Using the brooms are clever, phrasing that corruption should be "swept out" of Brazil. The brooms are placed on Copacabana breach by members of a Brazilian NGO called Rio de Paz, meaning Peace Rio.

 

Using brooms are not the only way the people of Brazil are protesting against corruption. There are other protesters who wear clown makeup and noses, saying that it is the politicians who are the real clowns. These protesters have been seen during a traditional military parade in the country's capital.

 

These protesters were not a part of a formal protest group. Instead, many of them were students who would organize these protests through social networking websites.