Globalization has had a major impact on Brazil linguistically as Portuguese is a commonality among all Brazilians, but this language was introduced to Brazil only during it’s Portuguese colonial times. To have a common language between Portuguese people and locals of Brazil, led to Jesuit missionaries of Portugal teaching Afro-Brazilians and locals of Brazil how to speak Portuguese, at the behest of the conquistadores (IB textbook). Portuguese conquistadores and their desire for their language to be commonplace shows us how the concept of cultural imperialism applied here as the promotion of Portuguese, which is a foreign language, is being imposed and promoted instead of creating a creole-like language. According to The Translation Company, over 200 million people speak the Brazilian Portuguese dialect, which is a big dialect (Translation Company). We can realize that the Portuguese language has had a significant impact on Brazil, not only in terms of communication but also in creating the Brazilian cultural identity, given that Brazil is expected to have a population of about the same number as the speakers of its national language. Citing The Translation Company, More than 15 languages have benefited from the influence of the Portuguese language, especially as a holy language for ceremonies and other religious rites (Translation Company). The utilization of Portuguese has been crucial in Brazil, as it has shaped its national arts and literature and has facilitated how it integrates with other countries around the world since it was admitted into the organization that binds together countries that use Portuguese as a national language. To link all these points, the influence of the Portuguese language has played a significant role in shaping Brazil's cultural identity and global connections through its colonial era and mandatory education of Portuguese through Jesuit missionaries.

In conclusion, globalization has had linguistic effects on Brazil, to the point that Portuguese is the national language of Brazil. However, native languages such as Tupian have survived the test of time by words and phrases being incorporated into everyday Brazilian Portuguese conversations.

Globalization has had a major impact on Brazil in terms of religion as Christianity, which was introduced by Portuguese imperialism, eventually became a cultural norm in Brazil. According to the IB Geography textbook, the establishment of Christianity has a connection with the expansion of European colonies, especially in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, and was used for bringing in a shared culture to these places that were linked by a colonial power. In this case, we are able to identify how Brazil may have had their religion influenced through this intended establishment of Christianity, as being part of the Americas, they are now recognized for their strong belief in Christianity as a community. We can also identify the effect of religion on Brazil as the Harvard Divinity School describes how Native Brazilian and Afro-Brazilian slaves had to convert to Catholicism under colonial rule. This further supports the cause that globalization affects faith and religion since Brazilian people at the time were forced to convert, hence showing the extent to which Portuguese people went to diffuse their culture into Brazil making it another hotspot of a global shared culture. Finally, the promotion of Catholicism was further extended with the first constitution of Brazil, which stated that Afro-Brazilian religions would not be protected under the constitution, as they are religions that are “magical” and worship Satan (Harvard Divinity School). This evidence shows the extent how which globalization affected Brazil religiously, as laws were also put into place to ridicule and express a distaste for practicing native religions. To link all these points, the influence of Christianity has not been as significant, since native Brazilians attach to their roots by incorporating their linguistic heritage in place names and phrases in Brazilian Portuguese.

In conclusion, globalization has had religious impacts on Brazil, to the point that Christianity is the major religion of Brazil. However, native religions such as Candomblé have survived the test of time by practicing clandestinely, and in the modern era, are now treated as national heritage.