People group profile · PG046462
The Portuguese of the United States
The Portuguese of the United States, numbering about 863,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Southwestern European people native to Portugal whose culture has been shaped by Atlantic maritime traditions, the Iberian environment, Roman and medieval influences, Roman Catholic heritage, and centuries of overseas exploration and global exchange.
They are a diaspora people in the Portuguese, European people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Portuguese.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 863,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Portuguese, European
- Primary language
- Portuguese (por)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- 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
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Portuguese 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Portuguese
- 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
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
91% adherents
Primary language
Portuguese · Indo-European family
100% speak Portuguese
Gospel resources in Portuguese
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Portuguese, Brazil)
- JESUS (Portuguese, Portugal)
- Magdalena (Portuguese, Brazil)
- Magdalena (Portuguese, Portugal)
- The Savior (Portuguese, Brazil)
Bibles
- 2014 Bible League International · text
- Almeida Corrigida Fiel (ACF) · text
- Almeida Revista e Atualizada · audio
- Almeida Revista e Corrigida · audio
- João Ferreira de Almeida Atualizada · text
- Nova Traducao na Linguagem de Hoje · video, audio
- Tradução Interconfessional - a BÍBLIA para todos · audio, text
- Tradução de João Ferreira de Almeida · text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Portuguese
- 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.
Portuguese in other countries
The same people is also reported in 19 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese | Portugal | 9,530,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | South Africa | 1,090,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | France | 984,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | Canada | 309,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | Switzerland | 269,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Venezuela | 241,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | United Kingdom | 177,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Germany | 143,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Luxembourg | 103,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Spain | 93,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Belgium | 56,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Mozambique | 28,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Malawi | 21,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Argentina | 18,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | Zimbabwe | 15,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Portuguese | Andorra | 11,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Portuguese | Macao | 10,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Portuguese | Guinea-Bissau | 6,600 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Portuguese | Zambia | 3,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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