One would be tempted to dismiss the descriptions in the documentary “Luteranos Brasil” as absurd fiction, if it wasn’t known that they are based on real facts.
The only conclusion that remains is that Bayreuth’s population in the 90s was prepared. The city was prepared for the ideology which found its way back to its origin in the person of Brazil-pastor Rubens Horst through the partnership program between the ELKB and the EKLBB. The identity of Lutheranism and Germanity represent two sides of the same religious-political coin.
Back to the overviewThese pastors, who baptized and confirmed us, did not only bring the word, the sermon, the doctrine, but they also brought their way of life – language, culture – to Brazil. This has marked us…
