Country in Focus: Brazil

"THE HOPE OF BRAZIL: JESUS!"

Quick Facts

Size: 3,287,597 sq mi (slightly smaller than U.S.)
Population: 186,757,608
Religious Affiliations: Roman Catholic 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Voodoo .3%, other 1.8%, none 7.4% (source: CIA World Factbook).
Official Language: Portuguese
Government: Presidential federal republic

Leadership

Regional Director: Shirley Adams
Number of Bible Studies: 23
Number of people participating: 255
Languages of Operation: Portuguese
Major Cities with Bible Studies:

1. � Campinas
   � Fortaleza
   � Itapira
   � Recife
2. � Sao Paulo
   � Sao Luis

Needs

� Two more Area Directors for north and central Brazil.

Prayer Concerns

� For the commitment of the leaders and the class members for the whole 2011-2012 year.