page_title: Brazil–Holy See relations
section_title: High-level visits
hierarchical_section_title: Brazil–Holy See relations / High-level visits
caption_attribution_description: Português: Presidenta Dilma Rousseff durante encontro o papa Francisco, no Palácio Apostólico
context_page_description: Brazil–Holy See relations refers to the current and historical relations between Brazil and the Holy See. Catholicism was introduced in Brazil in 1500 by Portugal and is the country's predominant faith. Brazil also has the world's largest Catholic population. Since the adoption of the Constitution in 1891, Brazil is a secular nation.
context_section_description: High-level visits from Brazil to the Holy See
  Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (1871)
  President José Sarney (1986)
  President Fernando Collor de Mello (1990)
  President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1997)
  President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2005, 2008)
  Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota (2012)
  President Dilma Rousseff (2013, 2014)
  Vice President Michel Temer (2014)
  Papal visits from the Holy See to Brazil
  Pope John Paul II (1980, 1991, 1997)
  Pope Benedict XVI (2007)
  Pope Francis (2013)
caption: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff meeting recently elected Pope Francis in the Vatican; March 2013.
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