The Catholic Church and me: Brazil

Brazil has the largest Roman Catholic population in the world.

Though the numbers are falling amongst the young, the church still has a huge following in the county.

As an extraordinary synod gets under way in Rome this weekend to discuss "family in the context of evangelisation", we spoke to a Brazilian Catholic family to discuss how their family values relate to the teachings of the Church.

Here is Erika Galhardi, a 46-year old gospel singer in Rio de Janeiro.