Statistics from Brazil


	Statistics from Brazil

brazilnut72

5-12-2007 4:17 PM

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brazil, brasil, brazilian, pope, religion, catholicism, churches, christianity, protestantism

brazilnut72 says:

Occasioned by the popes visit.

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