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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Xavante of Brazil

The Xavante of Brazil, numbering approximately 15,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of Brazil, primarily living in the savanna region of Mato Grosso. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Xavánte is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Xavánte (xav)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 15,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017191
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

52%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Xavánte
Language Family: Nuclear-Macro-Je

100%
%
Xavánte Speakers

Media Resources in Xavánte:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Xavánte:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Xavánte bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Xavante 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 Xavante:
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 Xavante of Brazil

I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:5-6

Pray that the lost among them will be delivered from the confusion of false beliefs and come to know the one true God who alone brings light and purpose to their lives.

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
read1 Timothy 2:1-2

Pray that leaders and those in authority will not thwart the spread of the gospel but put their faith in Christ, have hearts that are soft toward their people, and be freed from the temptations that power can bring.

So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
readRomans 6:11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will lay down all evil desires, dying to sin and living for Him alone.

Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”
readPsalm 96:10

Pray for God to put in the hearts of believers to go to the lost and testify about the Lord who reigns.

Xavante Across Countries (ROP3 - 110889) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
XavantePG017191XavanteBrazil15,500No Longer UnreachedXavánteFolk Catholicism

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