Abstract

This chapter looks at the historico-cultural context behind the shaping of the Christian Congregation and Assemblies of God on Brazilian soil. The migrant underpinnings of the respective Italian and Swedish American founders contributed to high mobility as Pentecostalism extended its reach among the Brazilian populace. Although initial expansion proceeded among the groups’ respective diasporas, ensuing growth proceeded chiefly among the Brazilian poor. The movements readily take on an autochthonous character.

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