“…Protestants, both Pentecostals and non-Pentecostals, present higher percentages of participation in services compared to Catholics, 77.8% and 76.1%, respectively, corroborating the findings from other studies on religion (ALMEIDA, 2008;ALMEIDA;MONTERO, 2001;CAMPOS, 2008b;FRESTON, 1994FRESTON, , 2010MARIANO, 1999;ALMEIDA, 2000;PIERUCCI, 2004PIERUCCI, , 2006SANCHIS, 76,34% 1997). Protestants also have a high level of engagement in church activities, i.e., more than a third higher (37%) than that of Catholics.…”