Rio de Janeiro (state)
The largest proportion of Catholics is concentrated in the [[Northeastern Brazil|Northeast]] (59%) and [[Southeastern Brazil|South]] (53%) regions. The smallest proportion of Catholics is found in the [[Central-West Region, Brazil|Center-West]] region (49%). The State of [[Piauí]] has the largest proportion of Catholics (85%) and the State of [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] has the smallest one (45.19%). Among the state capitals, [[Teresina]] has the largest proportion of Catholics in the country (86.010%), followed by [[Aracaju]], [[Fortaleza]], [[Florianópolis]] and [[João Pessoa, Paraíba|João Pessoa]].