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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Juruna of Brazil

The Juruna of Brazil, numbering approximately 500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Xingu River people properly called Yudja, meaning owners of the Xingu River, whose population fell from 2,000 in 1842 to just 52 by 1916 under colonial invasion and the rubber boom, now facing renewed disruption from the Belo Monte dam. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Jurúna is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Jurúna (jur)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016917
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Jurúna
Language Family: Tupian

100%
%
Jurúna Speakers

Media Resources in Jurúna:

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Bible Resources in Jurúna:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Juruna 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 Juruna:
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 Juruna of Brazil

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that those who live in fear, guilt and discontentment because of sin will see their need for change, hear, and receive the good news of freedom from sin through Christ.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
read1 Corinthians 9:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have hearts that want to serve the lost around them so that many might come to faith in Jesus.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
readPsalm 51:2

Pray that God will raise up believers to go and share the gospel with those in this people group who need to be washed of their iniquity and cleansed from their sins.

Juruna Across Countries (ROP3 - 104334) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
JurunaPG016917JurunaBrazil500No Longer UnreachedJurúnaEthnoreligion

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