People group profile · PG017014
The Maxakali of Brazil
The Maxakali of Brazil, numbering about 1,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of Brazil, residing primarily in northwestern Minas Gerais near the border with Bahia, especially in the Vale do Mucuri regio.
They are an indigenous people in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Maxakalí.
Fast facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Population
- 1,500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Maxakalí (mbl)
- Primary religion
- Folk Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Also known as
- Tikmũ’ũn, Monacóbm
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Minas Gerais and Bahia states: 160 km inland from coast. 14 villages
Where they live
Gospel status
The Maxakali 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 Maxakali
- 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
Folk Catholicism · Christianity
60% adherents
Primary language
Maxakalí · Nuclear-Macro-Je family
100% speak Maxakalí
Gospel resources in Maxakalí
- Bible available, published 2011
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Maxakali)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Maxakali
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- 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.
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