Traços nipônicos no rosto do protestantismo brasileiro. Ensaio sobre a vida de João Yasoji Ito

Abstract

Since 1908 Japanese immigrants begun to arrive to Brazil. They worked in agriculture and stablished colonies principally in the state of Sao Paulo. Joao Yasoji Ito, Anglican missionary, decided to come from Japan for give them spiritual help. His missional efforts were much efficient, because many immigrants converted. Ito developed a lot of activities and looked for communities founded by him weren’t known as Japanese churches, but they were embodied to Brazilian society. This represents an important episode in Protestantism History in Brazil, usually associated to coming of missionaries from North America.