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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Yanoma of Brazil

The Yanoma of Brazil, numbering approximately 400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Amazonian people of northern Brazil who belong to the broader Yanomami cultural and linguistic family and maintain a forest-based way of life rooted in hunting, horticulture, and complex spiritual traditions. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Sanumá is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Yanoma

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: Amazon
Primary Language(s): Sanumá (xsu)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016972

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

50%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sanumá
Language Family: Yanomamic

100%
%
Sanumá Speakers

Media Resources in Sanumá:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Sanumá:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Missão Evangélica da Amazônia✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Sanumá bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Yanoma are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Yanoma:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Yanoma of Brazil

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

As mobile phones, radio, and satellite television, and other technologies become more available worldwide, pray for people who are developing digital gospel resources so that others can easily access the gospel.

Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
readMatthew 18:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they find other believers to pray with, and that they will trust God to answer their requests according to His will.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Yanoma Across Countries (ROP3 - 105090) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
YanomaPG016972YanomaBrazil400No Longer UnreachedSanumáFolk Catholicism

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