Demographics of Goiânia

View of Goiania in 2006.

The demographics of Goiânia is a field of study and knowledge about the characteristics demographic municipality of Brazil in Goiânia, capital of the state of Goiás.

Despite being among the youngest capitals of Brazil, only being older than Brasília and Palmas, Goiânia is currently the twelfth most populous municipality in Brazil with 1,318,148 inhabitants. One of the facts is due to the large area of the municipality, which is expanding and being less than 210 km from the federal capital, so that throughout history, the two cities to develop mutually. However, the Metropolitan Area of Goiânia, composed of 20 municipalities and a population estimated at 2,206,134 inhabitants, is the tenth largest urban agglomeration in Brazil.

Ethnic groups

The population is marked by goianiense miscegenation. As shown, a group of students from a public school.

Goiânia is a multiracial city as the result of intense migration. The first settlement was made gradually attracted mainly by migrants from the interior of Goiás, and other regions in other states, mainly in the south and southeast. According to a survey in 2010, most migrants are from Minas Gerais, Bahia, Tocantins, Maranhão, São Paulo and Pará.^[1]

Religion

Like the cultural variety verifiable in Goiânia, there are various religious manifestations present in the city. According to data from an estimate in 2002 of the PUC-GO, the municipality's population is composed mostly of Catholics (65.8%), evangelicals (26.3%), spiritualists (3.6%) and atheists (0, 9%). It is also a considerable number of practitioners of other religions (2.3%).^[2]

See also

• Demographics of Brazil

References

1. Jornal O Hoje. "Goiânia 77 anos - Destino de migrantes". Goiânia - No Coração do Brasil. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
2. "Tendências religiosas em Goiânia" (PDF). PUC-GO. Retrieved 9 May 2012.