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The Galibi Karibi of Brazil

The Galibi Karibi of Brazil, numbering approximately 70 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Amerindian group indigenous to the north coastal areas of South America. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Galibi Carib is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Galibi Carib (car)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 70
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016800

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

62%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Galibi Carib
Language Family: Cariban

79%
%
Carib Speakers

Media Resources in Galibi Carib:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Galibi Carib:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2003 Bible Society of Suriname✓✓✓
2018 Asociación Civil, Capacitación Lingüística, Antropológica y Alfabetización Nativa (CLAN)✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Galibi Carib bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Galibi Karibi 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 Galibi Karibi:
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 Galibi Karibi of Brazil

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
readIsaiah 53:6

Pray that those who have wandered far from God will be drawn back to Him, recognizing their need for a Savior and finding forgiveness and new life in Christ.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.
readPsalm 22:27

Pray that all families of the nations will worship the Lord in spirit and in truth.

Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”
readPsalm 96:10

Pray for God to put in the hearts of believers to go to the lost and testify about the Lord who reigns.

Carib Across Countries (ROP3 - 101886) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Galibi KaribiPG016462Galibi KaribiVenezuela15,000No Longer UnreachedGalibi CaribEthnoreligion
Galibi KaribiPG016332Galibi KaribiFrench Guiana6,200No Longer UnreachedGalibi CaribFolk Catholicism
Galibi KaribiPG043188Galibi KaribiUnited States4,500No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
Galibi KaribiPG016429Galibi KaribiSuriname4,200No Longer UnreachedGalibi CaribEthnoreligion
Galibi KaribiPG016358Galibi KaribiGuyana3,300No Longer UnreachedGalibi CaribEthnoreligion
Galibi KaribiPG016800Galibi KaribiBrazil70No Longer UnreachedGalibi CaribProtestantism

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