About this research This analysis explores recent Pew Research Center survey findings about the religious affiliations, beliefs and practices of adults in Latin America. It focuses on several of the largest countries in the region: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Peru are the five most populous countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, while Chile has the region’s seventh-largest population.

Why did we do this?

Pew Research Center does opinion surveys, demographic studies and other research on the role of religion in public life, among other topics.…