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The Kantaruré of Brazil

The Kantaruré of Brazil, numbering approximately 450 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of Bahia descended from the Pankararu and other São Francisco River populations who maintain a distinct Kantaruré identity rooted in the Serra Grande region despite the loss of their ancestral language. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Portuguese is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Portuguese (por)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 450
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG016943
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Pray for the Kantaruré of Brazil

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

90%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Portuguese
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Portuguese Speakers

Media Resources in Portuguese:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
Magdalena View Film
The Savior View Film

5 films

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Bible Resources in Portuguese:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
2014 Bible League International ✓
Almeida Corrigida Fiel (ACF) ✓
Almeida Revista e Atualizada ✓
Almeida Revista e Corrigida ✓
João Ferreira de Almeida Atualizada ✓
Nova Traducao na Linguagem de Hoje ✓ ✓
Tradução de João Ferreira de Almeida ✓
Tradução Interconfessional - a BÍBLIA para todos ✓ ✓

8 entries

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Or check out the Portuguese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kantaruré 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 Kantaruré:
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 Kantaruré of Brazil

Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
read1 John 3:8

Pray for those living in darkness to recognize the destructive power of sin and the victory Christ has won over it.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
readRomans 5:11

Pray for the gospel to advance and for more people to be brought into God's family through the reconciliation Jesus offers them.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow strong in His power, putting on the full armor of God, which will enable them to stand against the devil’s lies.

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readLuke 10:2

Ask God to send out laborers into His harvest field, raising up believers from around the world to go and proclaim the kingdom of God with those who need to hear it.

Kantarure Across Countries (ROP3 - 114615) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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1 people group

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▲ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Kantaruré PG016943 Kantaruré Brazil 450 Engaged yet Unreached Portuguese Ethnoreligion

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