Quote:From then on, the Grand Orient of Brazil was reconstituted and began to expand significantly, extending its influence as far as Uruguay and Paraguay. However, the situation of Freemasonry remained unstable, with many divisions, until 1883, when a majority of lodges rallied to obedience in the face of the hostility of a Catholic clergy very active in anti-Masonry.

The Grande Oriente do Brasil is a masonic body in Brazil. It was founded in 1822. It has 1700 lodges with around 100,000 members. It is within the tradition of Anglo-American Freemasonry.