People group profile · PG017070
The Palmari of Brazil
The Palmari of Brazil, numbering about 1,600 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a river-dwelling Amazonian people of the middle Purus basin in Brazil's Amazonas state who identify as 'the people of the water,' first documented by outsiders in 1845, their Arawan language now nearly moribund.
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 Paumarí.
Fast facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Population
- 1,600
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Amazon
- Primary language
- Paumarí (pad)
- 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: Purus river. 3 villages
Where they live
Gospel status
The Palmari 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 Palmari
- 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
Paumarí · Arawan family
100% speak Paumarí
Gospel resources in Paumarí
- Bible available, published 2013
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- Bible League International · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Palmari
- 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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