 Irreligion in Brazil

Irreligion in Brazil has increased in the last few decades.In the 2010 census, 8% of the population identified as "irreligious".Since 1970, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics has included "sem religião" (Portuguese for "no religion") as a self-description option in their decennial census, for people who do not consider themselves members of any specific religion, including non-affiliated theists and deists.