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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Urubu-Kaapor of Brazil

The Urubu-Kaapor of Brazil, numbering approximately 1,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Tupi-Guarani people of Maranhão who emerged as a distinct people about three centuries ago between the Tocantins and Xingu rivers, then migrated east across the Gurupi into Maranhão by the 1870s. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Urubú-Kaapor is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: Guarani
Primary Language(s): Urubú-Kaapor (urb)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 1,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017170
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

64%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Urubú-Kaapor
Language Family: Tupian

100%
%
Kaapor Speakers

Media Resources in Urubú-Kaapor:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Urubú-Kaapor:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Urubu-Kaapor 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 Urubu-Kaapor:
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 Urubu-Kaapor of Brazil

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost among them will look to the One lifted up on the cross, believing in Him and receiving eternal life.

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.
readZechariah 2:11

Pray that many will take refuge in the Lord and be His people who share the good news of salvation in Jesus with others.

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
readIsaiah 26:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, the Lord will keep them in perfect peace as they trust in Him.

But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
readJeremiah 29:7

Pray that God will lead the lost among them to followers of Jesus who will share the gospel with them so that they may believe and take the message of hope to their families and friends.

Urubu Across Countries (ROP3 - 110437) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Urubu-KaaporPG017170Urubu-KaaporBrazil1,400No Longer UnreachedUrubú-KaaporFolk Catholicism

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