People group profile · PG047134
The Uncontacted of Mapuera of Brazil
The Uncontacted of Mapuera of Brazil, numbering about 25 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an uncontacted Indigenous people of the Trombetas-Mapuera region of northern Amazonia who remain in voluntary isolation and are associated with the broader Tarumã-Parukoto cultural sphere documented in the area.
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 Undetermined.
Fast facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Population
- 25
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Amazon
- Primary language
- Undetermined (und)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Uncontacted of Mapuera are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Uncontacted of Mapuera
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Primary language
Gospel resources in Undetermined
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Uncontacted of Mapuera
- 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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