• PEOPLE NAME: TUKANO OF BRAZIL

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PEID: 17146

ROP: 110242

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Tucano - (tuo)

Alternate Name(s): Tucano

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Brazil

Also found in: Colombia

Population: 6,200

Global Population: 13,200


PEID: 17146

ROP: 110242

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Tukano of Brazil, numbering 6,200, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 13,200 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Tucano. The primary religion practiced by the Tukano is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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