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The Brazilians of Jamaica

The Brazilians of Jamaica, numbering approximately 6,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Portuguese-speaking people of highly mixed historical orgins, united by a shared national culture and identity rather than a single ethnicity. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Portuguese is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Jamaica
People Cluster: Portuguese, Brazilian
Primary Language(s): Portuguese (por)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 6,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016388

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Pray for the Brazilians of Jamaica

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

65%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Portuguese
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Portuguese Speakers

Media Resources in Portuguese:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
Magdalena View Film
The Savior View Film

5 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Portuguese:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
2014 Bible League International ✓
Almeida Corrigida Fiel (ACF) ✓
Almeida Revista e Atualizada ✓
Almeida Revista e Corrigida ✓
João Ferreira de Almeida Atualizada ✓
Nova Traducao na Linguagem de Hoje ✓ ✓
Tradução de João Ferreira de Almeida ✓
Tradução Interconfessional - a BÍBLIA para todos ✓ ✓

8 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Portuguese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Brazilians 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 Brazilians:
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 Brazilians of Jamaica

"...And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
readLuke 8:8

Pray that the seeds of truth will take root in the hearts of those who are far from Jesus and that He will lead them from darkness to light.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed"
readGalatians 3:8

Ask the Lord to fulfill His promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed by advancing the gospel to every people group who has yet to receive it.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
read2 Corinthians 5:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will understand and experience the truth that in Christ, they are a new creation, and the old has gone and the new has come.

May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.
readPsalm 67:1-2

Pray that as God blesses believers from among this people group or from nearby cultures, He will raise them up to share His saving power among the nations.

Brazilian Across Countries (ROP3 - 115779) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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14 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Brazilians PG016600 Brazilians Brazil 206,620,000 No Longer Unreached Portuguese Folk Catholicism
Brazilians PG046804 Brazilians Paraguay 463,000 No Longer Unreached Portuguese Folk Catholicism
Brazilians PG046522 Brazilians United States 321,000 No Longer Unreached Portuguese Roman Catholicism
Brazilians PG048432 Brazilians United Kingdom 276,000 No Longer Unreached Portuguese Folk Catholicism
Brazilians PG000471 Brazilians Portugal 183,000 No Longer Unreached Portuguese Roman Catholicism
Brazilians PG048554 Brazilians Italy 46,500 No Longer Unreached Portuguese Folk Catholicism
Brazilians PG042335 Brazilians Spain 33,500 Engaged yet Unreached Portuguese Folk Catholicism
Brazilians PG047367 Brazilians Canada 28,000 No Longer Unreached Portuguese Roman Catholicism
Brazilians PG048542 Brazilians Switzerland 21,500 No Longer Unreached Portuguese Folk Catholicism
Brazilians PG047834 Brazilians Belgium 17,000 No Longer Unreached Portuguese Folk Catholicism
Brazilians PG016329 Brazilians French Guiana 16,500 No Longer Unreached Portuguese Folk Catholicism
Brazilians PG016369 Brazilians Guyana 10,500 No Longer Unreached Portuguese Folk Catholicism
Brazilians PG016388 Brazilians Jamaica 6,000 No Longer Unreached Portuguese Folk Catholicism
Brazilians PG000009 Brazilians Austria 850 No Longer Unreached Portuguese Roman Catholicism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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