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The Pakaasnovos of Brazil

The Pakaasnovos of Brazil, numbering approximately 2,400 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a tribe of Amerindians who are part of the isolated Txapakura (Chapakuran) language group in Brazil. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Pakaásnovos is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Pakaásnovos (pav)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 2,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017046
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Pray for the Pakaasnovos of Brazil

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Pakaásnovos
Language Family: Chapacuran

100%
%
Pakaásnovos Speakers

Media Resources in Pakaásnovos:

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Bible Resources in Pakaásnovos:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Pakaasnovos 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 Pakaasnovos:
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 Pakaasnovos of Brazil

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
readRevelation 3:20

Pray that those who have not opened their hearts to Jesus will hear His knock and invite Him in as their Savior and Lord.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that the lost will not perish but come to repentance and that God's patience and long-suffering will lead them to salvation.

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.
read2 Corinthians 5:18

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will serve as God's ambassadors, sharing the message of reconciliation with others.

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Ask God to give those He sends to cross cultures the discernment they need to recognize the spiritual battle they are fighting. Pray God will protect their faith as they abide in Him.

Pakaasnovos Across Countries (ROP3 - 107765) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
PakaasnovosPG017046PakaasnovosBrazil2,400Engaged yet UnreachedPakaásnovosEthnoreligion

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