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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

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:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

5 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Portuguese:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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

For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or?rulers?or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
readColossians 1:16

Pray for those who are lost among them, that they will come to know the One who created all things and holds all things together.

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
readRomans 5:1

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many who are far from God will receive the good news of salvation with joy and have peace with God through faith in His Son Jesus Christ.

But my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.
readHebrews 10:38

Pray that as people trust in Christ, they will live by faith and not shrink back from their hope in Christ.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

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

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14 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
BraziliansPG000009BraziliansAustria850No Longer UnreachedPortugueseRoman Catholicism
BraziliansPG000471BraziliansPortugal182,000No Longer UnreachedPortugueseRoman Catholicism
BraziliansPG016329BraziliansFrench Guiana16,500No Longer UnreachedPortugueseFolk Catholicism
BraziliansPG016369BraziliansGuyana10,500No Longer UnreachedPortugueseFolk Catholicism
BraziliansPG016388BraziliansJamaica6,000No Longer UnreachedPortugueseFolk Catholicism
BraziliansPG016600BraziliansBrazil206,560,000No Longer UnreachedPortugueseFolk Catholicism
BraziliansPG042335BraziliansSpain33,500Engaged yet UnreachedPortugueseFolk Catholicism
BraziliansPG046522BraziliansUnited States321,000No Longer UnreachedPortugueseRoman Catholicism
BraziliansPG046804BraziliansParaguay463,000No Longer UnreachedPortugueseFolk Catholicism
BraziliansPG047367BraziliansCanada28,000No Longer UnreachedPortugueseRoman Catholicism
BraziliansPG047834BraziliansBelgium17,000No Longer UnreachedPortugueseFolk Catholicism
BraziliansPG048432BraziliansUnited Kingdom276,000No Longer UnreachedPortugueseFolk Catholicism
BraziliansPG048542BraziliansSwitzerland21,500No Longer UnreachedPortugueseFolk Catholicism
BraziliansPG048554BraziliansItaly46,500No Longer UnreachedPortugueseFolk Catholicism

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

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