Circuitos evangélicos do Nordeste: contexto geral e caso potiguar.

Although the Brazilian Northeast Region is known as the most Catholic in Brazil, it has a large contingent of evangelicals, especially in urban centers along the coast. This article is written with the aim of contextualizing this evangelical presence in the Northeast Region, demonstrating that the plausibility of what happens in Natal city (RN) also happens in other cities in the region. For this, some data from the IBGE Census carried out in 2010 are initially analyzed, with a focus on the dynamics of urbanization in the Northeast Region. Afterwards, the evangelical circuit as a theoretical resource that can help in interpreting the data shall be presented. Finally, the resource to Rio Grande do Norte capital city is applied, mapping its circuit based on the results of qualitative researches. As you can see, the circuit of the Potiguar capital city is a case that can illustrate the dynamics that occur throughout the Northeast Region, and in the urban centres of Brazil as a whole. The dynamics in which the references of the evangelical faith are spread over several axes beyond them, although the churches remain important, which end up forming a space for the circulation of adherents, curious people and sympathisers among them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]