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People group profile · PG017064

The Parintintin of Brazil

The Parintintin of Brazil, numbering about 425 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of Brazil, historically located along the Madeira River basin in the state of Amazonas. Today, most Parintintin communities are concentrated in the Nove de Janeiro Indigenous Land and surrounding areas.

They are an indigenous people in the Guarani people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Tenharim.

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Fast facts

Country
Brazil
Population
425
Affinity group
American Peoples
People cluster
Guarani
Primary language
Tenharim (pah)
Primary religion
Ethnoreligion
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
5% or Greater but Less than 10%
GSEC ?
5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Moderately Reached People Group
Region
South America, Americas
Location
Amazonas and Mato Grosso states. 2 villages

Where they live

Gospel status

The Parintintin are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Parintintin

  • 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

Ethnoreligion

Primary language

Tenharim · Tupian family

79% speak Tenharim

Gospel resources in Tenharim

  • Bible available, published 1996
  • JESUS Film not available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Parintintin

  1. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  2. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  3. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  4. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.

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