The culture of Brazil is rooted in the culture of Portugal. The Portuguese colonists and immigrants brought the Catholic faith, the Portuguese language and many traditions and customs that still influence the modern-day Brazilian culture. As a multiracial country, its culture also absorbed other influences. The Amerindian peoples influenced Brazil's language and cuisine and the Africans, brought as slaves, largely influenced Brazil's music, dance, cuisine and language. Italian and German immigrants came in large numbers and their influences are felt closer to the South of Brazil.

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According to the IBGE census:

73.6% of the population is Catholic, making Brazil the country with the largest Catholic population in the world.

Followers of Protestantism are rising in number, currently at 15.4%.

7.4% of the population consider themselves agnostics or atheists.

Spiritism constitutes 1.3% of the population (about 2.3 million).

0.3% are followers of African traditional religions such as Candomblé, Macumba, and Umbanda.

1.8% are members of other religions. Some of these are Jehovah's Witnesses (500,000 followers) Buddhism (215,000), Seicho-No-Ie (151,000), Judaism (87,000), and Islam (27,000).

Some practice a mixture of different religions, such as Catholicism, Candomblé, and indigenous American religion combined.

The most popular sport in Brazil is football (soccer), and the country is renowned for the quality of its players, including Ronaldo, Pelé, Ronaldinho, Jairzinho, Rivelino, Zico, Romario, Carlos Alberto, Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos, Garrincha, and most recently, one of the world's most recognized players and the current holder of the title of best football player in the world, Ronaldinho. The Brazilian national football team has been victorious in the World Cup tournament a record five times and after the third time, Brazil kept the World Cup trophy permanently.

Brazil has also achieved success in other international sports, mainly volleyball, basketball, tennis, gymnastics and auto racing.

Many sports have originated in Brazil:
Beach soccer, created in the beaches of Rio de Janeiro.

Footvolley, a mix of football and volleyball, also played in sand.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a variation of Japanese jujutsu and judo.

Vale tudo, a fight sport.

Capoeira, a martial art of African heritage.

Biribol, an aquatic variation of Volleyball

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( Placed atop a 710m peak, the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro is the most famous landmark in Brazil )

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