• PEOPLE NAME: SURUI OF BRAZIL

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PEID: 17111

ROP: 109631

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Guarani

Language: Suruí - (sru)

Alternate Name(s): Suruí de Rondônia, Suruí do Jiparaná, Paiter, Surui Paiter, Paíter (Autonym)

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Brazil

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Population: 1,200

Global Population: 1,200


PEID: 17111

ROP: 109631

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Surui of Brazil, numbering 1,200, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Guarani people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Brazil. Their primary language is Suruí. The primary religion practiced by the Surui is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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