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The Ikolen of Brazil

The Ikolen of Brazil, numbering approximately 600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Tupi-Mondé-speaking Indigenous people of the Ji-Paraná (Machado) River region of eastern Rondônia. They mostly adhere to Animism and Gavião Do Jiparaná is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Ikolen (Gaviao do Rondonia)

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: Amazon
Primary Language(s): Gavião Do Jiparaná (gvo)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016837
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Pray for the Ikolen of Brazil

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gavião Do Jiparaná
Language Family: Tupian

100%
%
Gavião Do Jiparaná Speakers

Media Resources in Gavião Do Jiparaná:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Gavião Do Jiparaná:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ikolen are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Ikolen:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Ikolen of Brazil

These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self- made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.
readColossians 2:23

Pray for those without Christ, that they will see the emptiness of human traditions and turn to the truth and grace found in Jesus.

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
read2 Timothy 4:3-4

Pray that the lost will be open to the truth of the gospel and turn from false teachings and myths to the sound doctrine of Christ in faith.

This God - his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
readPsalm 18:30

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have access to His Word and the ability to understand it, so that they can grow in their faith and find refuge in Him.

Let them praise his name with dancing, making melody to him with tambourine and lyre!
readPsalm 149:3

Pray that God will send His people across cultures to share the gospel so that those who don't yet know the truth about Him might praise His name and share the hope of Christ with others.

Ikolen Across Countries (ROP3 - 103252) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
IkolenPG016837IkolenBrazil600Engaged yet UnreachedGavião Do JiparanáAnimism

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