People group profile · PG013473
The Portuguese of Guinea-Bissau
The Portuguese of Guinea-Bissau, numbering about 6,600 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Southwestern European people native to Portugal whose culture has been shaped by Atlantic maritime traditions, the Iberian environment, Roman and medieval influences, Roman Catholic heritage, and centuries of overseas exploration and global exchange.
They are a diaspora people in the Portuguese, European people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Portuguese.
Fast facts
- Country
- Guinea-Bissau
- Population
- 6,600
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Portuguese, European
- Primary language
- Portuguese (por)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Portuguese are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Portuguese
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
95% adherents
Primary language
Portuguese · Indo-European family
100% speak Portuguese
Gospel resources in Portuguese
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Portuguese, Brazil)
- JESUS (Portuguese, Portugal)
- Magdalena (Portuguese, Brazil)
- Magdalena (Portuguese, Portugal)
- The Savior (Portuguese, Brazil)
Bibles
- 2014 Bible League International · text
- Almeida Corrigida Fiel (ACF) · text
- Almeida Revista e Atualizada · audio
- Almeida Revista e Corrigida · audio
- João Ferreira de Almeida Atualizada · text
- Nova Traducao na Linguagem de Hoje · video, audio
- Tradução Interconfessional - a BÍBLIA para todos · audio, text
- Tradução de João Ferreira de Almeida · text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Portuguese
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Portuguese in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108129) is reported in 19 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese | Portugal | 9,530,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | South Africa | 1,090,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | France | 984,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | United States | 863,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | Canada | 309,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | Switzerland | 269,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Venezuela | 241,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | United Kingdom | 177,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Germany | 143,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Luxembourg | 103,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Spain | 93,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Belgium | 56,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Mozambique | 28,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Malawi | 21,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Argentina | 18,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | Zimbabwe | 15,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Andorra | 11,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Portuguese | Macao | 10,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | Zambia | 3,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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