People group profile · PG016785
The Mbya of Brazil
The Mbya of Brazil, numbering about 7,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a community belonging to the Mbyá Guarani people—an Indigenous group in Brazil.
They are an indigenous people in the Guarani people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Mbyá Guaraní.
Fast facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Population
- 7,800
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Guarani
- Primary language
- Mbyá Guaraní (gun)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 40% or Greater but Less than 50%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Paraná, São Paulo, Espírito Santo, Pará, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina states; possibly also Minas Gerais state. 35 villages
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mbya are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Mbya
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
47% adherents
Primary language
Mbyá Guaraní · Tupian family
100% speak Mbyá Guaraní
Gospel resources in Mbyá Guaraní
- Bible available, published 2004
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Guarani, Mbya)
Bibles
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mbya
- 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.
Brazilian Guarani in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101658) is reported in 2 other countries.
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