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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Asurini of the Xingu of Brazil

The Asurini of the Xingu of Brazil, numbering approximately 200 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are described as an Indigenous people of Brazil, living in the Amazon region in the state of Pará They are an Indigenous people, with Asurini as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Guarani people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. They mostly adhere to Animism and Xingú Asuriní is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: Guarani
Primary Language(s): Xingú Asuriní (asn)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016556
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

98%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Xingú Asuriní
Language Family: Tupian

79%
%
Asurini of Xingú Speakers

Media Resources in Xingú Asuriní:

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Bible Resources in Xingú Asuriní:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Asurini of the Xingu:
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Pray specifically for the Asurini of the Xingu of Brazil

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
readPsalm 1:6

As many look for hope in worldly pleasures, pray they will hear and accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
readPsalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
readJohn 1:9-10

Pray for those God might send to share the gospel here. Ask that they will grow closer to Jesus and be compelled to share His good news with people who don't know it.

Asurini, Xingu Across Countries (ROP3 - 100583) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Asurini of the XinguPG016556Asurini of the XinguBrazil200Unengaged and UnreachedXingú AsuriníAnimism

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