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The Vlax Romani of Brazil

The Vlax Romani of Brazil, numbering approximately 354,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a major branch of the Romani people whose historical development was associated with the Romanian regions of Wallachia and Moldavia. Vlax Romani are distinguished from other Romani groups by language, cultural traditions, and historical experiences. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Vlax Romani is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Romani, Vlax

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: Romani
Primary Language(s): Vlax Romani (rmy)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 354,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017174
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Vlax Romani
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Romani, Vlax Speakers

Media Resources in Vlax Romani:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Vlax Romani:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Chilean Vlax Version✓✓
2020 Pioneer Bible Translators & Bible Translators of Ukraine✓✓✓

2 entries

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Or check out the Vlax Romani bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Vlax Romani 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 Vlax Romani:
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 Vlax Romani of Brazil

Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.
readGenesis 22:8

Pray that God will open the ears of those who are lost to understand and believe that only shed blood takes away sin and that, like Abraham, they will believe that God Himself provides the lamb for the burnt offering, who is Jesus the final, perfect sacrifice.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:3

Pray that God will be working in people's hearts, give them opportunities to receive the gospel, and bring many to faith in Himself.

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
readActs 2:42

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will devote themselves to God's Word, to fellowship with each other, and to prayer.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Roma, Vlach Across Countries (ROP3 - 108394) reported in the following countries:

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14 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
Vlax RomaniPG000265Vlax RomaniGermany140,000Unengaged and UnreachedSinte RomaniRoman Catholicism
Vlax RomaniPG000565Vlax RomaniSweden50,000Unengaged and UnreachedVlax RomaniRoman Catholicism
Vlax RomaniPG006322Vlax RomaniPakistan24,500Unengaged and UnreachedVlax RomaniFolk Islam
Vlax RomaniPG042649Vlax RomaniAlgeria4,800Unengaged and UnreachedVlax RomaniFolk Islam
Vlax RomaniPG043610Vlax RomaniUnited States3,600Unengaged and UnreachedVlax RomaniRoman Catholicism
Vlax RomaniPG000176Vlax RomaniFrance12,000Engaged yet UnreachedVlax RomaniRoman Catholicism
Vlax RomaniPG000702Vlax RomaniAlbania7,800Engaged yet UnreachedVlax RomaniUnaffiliated
Vlax RomaniPG015529Vlax RomaniSouth Africa18,500Engaged yet UnreachedVlax RomaniEthnoreligion
Vlax RomaniPG017174Vlax RomaniBrazil354,000Engaged yet UnreachedVlax RomaniRoman Catholicism
Vlax RomaniPG039298Vlax RomaniBosnia and Herzegovina299,000Engaged yet UnreachedVlax RomaniSunni Islam
Vlax RomaniPG048011Vlax RomaniKosovo26,000Engaged yet UnreachedGheg AlbanianSunni Islam
Vlax RomaniPG000068Vlax RomaniBelgium13,000No Longer UnreachedVlax RomaniRoman Catholicism
Vlax RomaniPG016290Vlax RomaniColombia42,000No Longer UnreachedVlax RomaniRoman Catholicism
Vlax RomaniPG017346Vlax RomaniArgentina61,500No Longer UnreachedVlax RomaniRoman Catholicism

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