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The Urubu-Kaapor of Brazil

The Urubu-Kaapor of Brazil, numbering approximately 1,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Tupi-Guarani people of Maranhão who emerged as a distinct people about three centuries ago between the Tocantins and Xingu rivers, then migrated east across the Gurupi into Maranhão by the 1870s. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Urubú-Kaapor is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: Guarani
Primary Language(s): Urubú-Kaapor (urb)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 1,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017170
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

64%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Urubú-Kaapor
Language Family: Tupian

100%
%
Kaapor Speakers

Media Resources in Urubú-Kaapor:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Urubú-Kaapor:

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1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Urubu-Kaapor 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 Urubu-Kaapor:
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 Urubu-Kaapor of Brazil

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
readRevelation 3:20

Pray that those who have not opened their hearts to Jesus will hear His knock and invite Him in as their Savior and Lord.

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.
readRomans 5:10

Pray that God will remove obstacles to the gospel so that many will see the hope He offers through the death, burial, and resurrection of His Son, and be transformed from being enemies to being His friends.

The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot... indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
readPsalm 16:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face hardship, they will remember that God is their portion and cup and that He has a beautiful inheritance for them.

And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
readIsaiah 51:11

Pray that, as God sends people to cross cultures and share the good news of Jesus, many will turn to the Lord in repentance and faith and start a personal relationship with Him that will bring them everlasting joy.

Urubu Across Countries (ROP3 - 110437) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
Urubu-KaaporPG017170Urubu-KaaporBrazil1,400No Longer UnreachedUrubú-KaaporFolk Catholicism

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