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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Siriano of Brazil

The Siriano of Brazil, numbering approximately 70 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an indigenous community of Brazil They are an Indigenous people, with Siriano as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism. They primarily speak Siriano.

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Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Siriano (sri)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 70
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017103
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Pray for the Siriano of Brazil

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

90%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Siriano
Language Family: Tucanoan

79%
%
Siriano Speakers

Media Resources in Siriano:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Siriano:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Siriano are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Siriano:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Siriano of Brazil

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
readPsalm 62:1

Pray that those who are troubled and don't know about the God who saves will hear the good news and find rest in the one true God who can offer salvation for their souls.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Pray that the merciful God who is at work in people's hearts will advance His gospel among them.

And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be.”
readGenesis 15:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust God to keep His promises.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

Siriano Across Countries (ROP3 - 109330) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SirianoPG016280SirianoColombia650Unengaged and UnreachedSirianoEthnoreligion
SirianoPG017103SirianoBrazil70Engaged yet UnreachedSirianoAnimism

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