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Censo Demografico 2022

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Brazil's own 2022 national census, from the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica, is a government statistical source. Its strength is that it counts self-declared religious affiliation across the whole population, including the roughly 1.849 million who declared Umbanda or Candomble, about triple the 2010 figure. Its limit is that it captures only those willing to declare an Afro-Brazilian religious affiliation on a government form, which historically undercounts these traditions.

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Reliability Tier
1
Reliability tier 1: the government's own national census, counting self-declared affiliation across the whole population though undercounting those unwilling to declare it on a government form.
Notes
Umbanda and Candomble together about 1.849 million, roughly triple the 2010 count. The entry notes the census captures only those willing to declare it.
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Author
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE)
Publication Year
2022
Source Type
government
Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)

This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
  • Religions, 2 claims: 2 general references.

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6

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2
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