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Muslims in Brazil
There are approximately 500,000 Muslims in Brazil. Sunni and Shi'a Islam are practised predominantly by immigrants from Arab countries such as Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt who have arrived in the country during the past 25 years. There are approximately 55 mosques and Muslim religious centres. Shintoism is maintained to a limited degree among the Japanese-Brazilian community. Approximately 100,000 citizens identify themselves as Jewish. There are approximately 45,000 Jews in Rio de Janeiro, and approximately 29,000 in Sao Paulo. Many other cities have smaller Jewish communities.
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