The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil (Portuguese : Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Brasil , IELB ) is a Lutheran church, which was founded in 1904 in Rio Grande do Sul , a southern state in Brazil .
The IELB is a conservative, confessional Lutheran synod that holds to the Book of Concord . It started as a mission of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod and was the Brazilian District of that body. The IELB became an independent church body in 1980. It has about 243,093 members. The IELB is a member of the International Lutheran Council .
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