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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Chiripa of Brazil

The Chiripa of Brazil, numbering approximately 9,300 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Brazil and can also be known as Txiripá, Apytare, Guarani-Nhandeva, Guarani-Nhandeva, Avakatueté (SELF), Chiripá, Chiripa, Ava, Ava-Chiripá, Pai Tavyterã, Chiripa, Avakatueté (Autonym), Nhandeva, Guaraní, Guarani, Chiripá, Ñandeva, Tsiripá. They are an Indigenous people, in the Other Hispanic American people cluster of the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion - Animism. They primarily speak Guaraní, Ava.

Ava Guarani in Argentina photo
Photo courtesy of Joshua Project. Photo Source: Aaron Sellars

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: American Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: Other Hispanic American
Primary Language(s): Guaraní, Ava (nhd)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion - Animism
Population: 9,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042505

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion - Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Guaraní, Ava
Language Family: Tupian

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Guaraní, Ava Speakers

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Next steps for the Chiripa

The Chiripa are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Chiripa

The Chiripa 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.

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

Next steps for the Chiripa

The Chiripa 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.

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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

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The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
readPsalm 9:9-10

Pray that God will help those who are oppressed and without hope to hear the good news of Jesus and trust in Him, for He has never forsaken those who seek Him.

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
readPsalm 16:11

Pray that God will make a way for His path of life to be revealed to many so that they may come into His presence and experience abundant joy and eternal pleasures at His right hand.

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
read1 Corinthians 9:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have hearts that want to serve the lost around them so that many might come to faith in Jesus.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
readMark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

Ava Guarani reported in the following countries (ROP3):

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