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The Asurini of the Tocantins of Brazil

The Asurini of the Tocantins of Brazil, numbering approximately 375 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of Brazil, living in the Amazon region in the state of Pará. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Tocantins Asurini is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Asurini, Tocantins

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: Guarani
Primary Language(s): Tocantins Asurini (asu)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 375
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016555
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tocantins Asurini
Language Family: Tupian

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Asurini, Tocantins Speakers

Media Resources in Tocantins Asurini:

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Bible Resources in Tocantins Asurini:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Asurini of the Tocantins 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 Asurini of the Tocantins:
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 Asurini of the Tocantins of Brazil

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
readPsalm 51:17

Pray that those who want to achieve salvation through their works will be unsettled in their pursuit and that, with a broken spirit and contrite heart, they will trust in Christ.

Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
readMark 10:14b

Praise Jesus for the way He loves children, asking that many will learn the truth about Him and come to Him unhindered.

And God is able to make all grace about to you, so that having sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
read2 Corinthians 9:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will see that God provides for their needs and be content in His provision so that they may excel in every good work.

And thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, but as it is written, "Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand."
readRomans 15:20-21

Pray that God will send believers to cross cultures and proclaim the gospel where Christ has not been named, so that the nations might glorify God for His mercy.

Asurini, Tocantins Across Countries (ROP3 - 100582) reported in the following countries:

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Photo People Group ID Name ▲ Country Population Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Asurini of the Tocantins PG016555 Asurini of the Tocantins Brazil 375 No Longer Unreached Tocantins Asurini Ethnoreligion

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