Religion & Philosophy : Brazil

This pathfinder contains electronic resources on religion and philosophy in Brazil For more information about religion and philosophy in Brazil at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov). The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Brazil is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. The Handbook is available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Brazil is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/brazil/). This pathfinder is arranged in the following order:Religion | Search Engines for Religious GroupsPhilosophy | University Departments of Philosophy

Religion

ADHERENTS.COM  (http://purl.oclc.org/ATSRW/adherents)
Adherents. Com provides tens of thousands of adherent statistics and religious geography citations -- references to published membership and congregational statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc. Of its several indexes, the most comprehensive for country-specific information is the 'Religion by Location Index.' To search for a specific religion in Brazil, click on 'Religion by Location Index'. In English.

INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT : BRAZIL  (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2001/5575.htm)
International Religious Freedom Report: Brazil. Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor : U.S. Department of State. In English.

Search Engines for Religious Groups

AONDE NETWORK : RELIGIÃO  (http://www.aonde.com.br/viewcats.php?show=MDA2Ml8wMDAx)
A search engine for religious sects in Brazil, by AONDE.com.br. In Portuguese.

YAHOO! BRASIL : RELIGIÕES NO BRASIL  (http://br.busca.yahoo.com/search/br?p=religioes+no+brasil)
A search engine for religious sects in Brazil, by Yahoo! Brasil. In Portuguese.

Philosophy

CONSCIÊNCIA  (http://www.consciencia.org)
The homepage Consciência contains information about the history of philosophy, images, related links, news, forum, music, and more. By Miguel Lobato Duclós. In Portuguese.

University Departments of Philosophy

UFRGS : INSTITUTO DE FILOSOFIA E CIÊNCIAS HUMANAS   (http://www.ufrgs.br/ifch/)
The homepage of the Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Includes information on graduation and post-graduation courses. In Portuguese.

UFRJ : INSTITUTO DE FILOSOFIA E CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS  (http://www.ifcs.ufrj.br/)
The homepage of the Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Socias (Institute of Philosophy and Social Sciences) of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. In Portuguese.

UNICAMP : INSTITUTO DE FILOSOFIA E CIÊNCIAS HUMANAS  (http://www.unicamp.br/ifch/)
The Home page of the Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences), in Campinas, Brazil. Contains information graduation and post-graduation courses. In Portuguese.