People group profile · PG048542
The Brazilians of Switzerland
The Brazilians of Switzerland, numbering about 21,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Portuguese-speaking people of highly mixed historical orgins, united by a shared national culture and identity rather than a single ethnicity.
They are a diaspora people in the Portuguese, Brazilian people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Portuguese.
Fast facts
- Country
- Switzerland
- Population
- 21,500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Portuguese, Brazilian
- Primary language
- Portuguese (por)
- Primary religion
- Folk Catholicism
- 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
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Brazilians 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 Brazilians
- 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
65% 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 Brazilians
- 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.
Brazilian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 115779) is reported in 13 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazilians | Brazil | 206,510,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | Paraguay | 462,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | United States | 320,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | United Kingdom | 276,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | Portugal | 182,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | Italy | 46,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | Spain | 33,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Brazilians | Canada | 28,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | Belgium | 17,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | French Guiana | 16,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | Guyana | 10,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | Jamaica | 6,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Brazilians | Austria | 850 | No Longer Unreached |
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