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The Uncontacted of Teles Pires of Brazil

The Uncontacted of Teles Pires of Brazil, numbering approximately 25 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an uncontacted Indigenous people of the Teles Pires region of the southern Amazon who live in voluntary isolation and are known primarily through monitoring and protection efforts rather than direct ethnographic contact. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Undetermined is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Uncontacted of Teles Pires

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: Amazon
Primary Language(s): Undetermined (und)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 25
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
People Group ID: PG047133

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Undetermined
Language Family:

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Undetermined Speakers

Media Resources in Undetermined:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Undetermined:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), 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.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources (GSEC: 0), there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources

Next steps for the Uncontacted of Teles Pires:
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Pray specifically for the Uncontacted of Teles Pires of Brazil

"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
readJohn 16:33

Pray that those who don't have peace with God will find peace in Christ, even amid the troubles of this world.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.
readHebrews 10:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love and encourage one another, spurring each other on to live lives that honor God.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
read1 Corinthians 15:10–11

Pray that God's people will preach the message of Jesus' death and resurrection and that it will spread among the lost through the selfless witness of believers.

Uncontacted of Teles Pires Across Countries (ROP3 - 116067) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Uncontacted of Teles Pires PG047133 Uncontacted of Teles Pires Brazil 25 Unengaged and Unreached Undetermined Ethnoreligion

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