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The Waiapi of Brazil

The Waiapi of Brazil, numbering approximately 1,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of northern Brazil, primarily living in the state of Amapá, near the border with French Guiana. They mostly adhere to Animism and Wayampi is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Wayampi (oym)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 1,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017044
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

80%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Wayampi
Language Family: Tupian

100%
%
Wayampi Speakers

Media Resources in Wayampi:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Wayampi:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Wayampi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Waiapi 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 Waiapi:
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 Waiapi of Brazil

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
readMark 10:15

Pray for those who might be trapped in pride, that God will humble them and give them a childlike faith and complete dependence on Him through faith in Christ.

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
readRomans 2:4

Pray that, in God's kindness and according to His nature, He will lead many to repentance.

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
readColossians 2:6-7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be rooted and built up in Him, abounding in thanksgiving for the grace and mercy He has shown them.

"For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you."
readActs 17:23

Pray that believers God sends to cross cultures will be sensitive to the spiritual needs of the people they serve, and will proclaim the truth of Christ to them in creative ways that they will understand.

Wayampi, Amapari Across Countries (ROP3 - 110730) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
WaiapiPG017044WaiapiBrazil1,000No Longer UnreachedWayampiAnimism
Wayampi AmapariPG043717Wayampi AmapariFrench Guiana1,400Unengaged and UnreachedWayampiAnimism

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