ABSTRACT
This article highlights the Pentecostal growth occurred at the Zumbi dos Palmares land reform settlement in Campos dos Goytacazes, a municipality located in the North Fluminense region. At this settlement, the number of Pentecostal evangelicals went from 7% to 75% of the families over a period of just 20 years, a dramatic change from the mostly Catholic configuration of its original territory. The article highlights the phenomenon of religious mobility as a result of the weakening of popular Catholicism and the growth of Pentecostalism. In the study, the concept of disengagement created by Antony Giddens was adapted to describe the intense religious mobility in the settlement. The study used a quali-quantitative approach to estimate the intensity of the religious disengagement and reengagement process and to gather personal testimonies of key informants to analyze these phenomena.
KEYWORDS
Religious Change; Pentecostalization; Land Reform; Zumbi dos Palmares Settlement