People group profile · PG017008
The Maquiritari of Brazil
The Maquiritari of Brazil, numbering about 500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Cariban people also called Yekuana who staged an armed rebellion in 1776 against Spanish Franciscan efforts to force their conversion to Catholicism, later arming themselves with firearms to defeat the expanding Yanomami in 1930s battles.
They are an indigenous people in the Amazon people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Maquiritari.
Fast facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Population
- 500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Amazon
- Primary language
- Maquiritari (mch)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC ?
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Maquiritari are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Maquiritari
- 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
Primary language
Maquiritari · Cariban family
100% speak Maquiritari
Gospel resources in Maquiritari
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Maquiritari)
Bibles
- 2018 Asociación Civil, Capacitación Lingüística, Antropológica y Alfabetización Nativa (CLAN) · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Maquiritari
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Maquiritari in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maquiritari | Venezuela | 6,100 | No Longer Unreached |
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