As Brazil modernizes, African spiritualism struggles to survive

Dec 03, 2013, 12:07 PM

Brazil remains an overwhelming Catholic country, but the church has lost ground in recent years to the evangelical movement. The rise of the evangelists presents a challenge to other faith groups too, particularly the practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions, such as Candomble and Umbanda. First broadcast on Radio 4's Sunday on 3 December 2013.