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Originally Posted by jackcelso
As a general rule you can say this: catholic people normaly doesnt believe in physical manifestation of devils and mounster. That said the country folk has a bunch of regional tales among them... most of indigenous source - o picho papão, curupira, mula sem cabeça, saci perere and many others are famouses monsters and supernatural protectors in Brasil
Evangelists in Brasil believe that Satan is behind almost anything... most of vices are from the Devil (smoking, drinking, illegal drugs and to some people that " demoniac game RPG"). They beleave that Devil is always trying to temptation the followers
Umbanda, Candomblé and spiritism belevie most in spirits, good and bad. Not in the Devil as an entity
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That's interesting.
So, in a way, the Evangelical churches in Brazil are more likely to have reacted to early signs of supernatural phenomena than the mainstream Catholics. And might pursue more energetic anti-withcraft measures than the older faith, which after all has a long history of syncretization with indigenous and Afro-Caribbean mythology.
Are there any notable trends in religious demographics when it comes to the police, government bureaucrats or the military?
For example, do the demographics of the
Policia Militar forces, say in Rio de Janeiro, reflect national demographics in terms of religion? Or are Evangelical Christians more or less common there than in the population as a whole?
Brazil has an Evangelical mayor, a bishop of UCKG. Does that translate into Evangelicals making up a higher proportion of local government appointees and administrators?
What about the armed forces? Is any service, command or unit famous for being a bastion of Catholicism and/or Evangelical Christianity?