Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Portuguese - (por)

Alternate Name(s): Aripaktsa, Erikbatsa, Canoeiros, Canoeiro, Erikpatsa, Erigpaktsa, Orelhas de Pau, Rikbaktsá, Erigbaktsa

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Brazil

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Population: 950

Global Population: 950

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Rikbaktsa of Brazil, numbering 950, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Brazil. Their primary language is Portuguese. The primary religion practiced by the Rikbaktsa is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.

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