People group profile · PG048734
The Kuikuro of Brazil
The Kuikuro of Brazil, numbering about 800 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an indigenous Karib-speaking people of the Upper Xingu region of Brazil. They preserve a distinct identity through village life, ceremonial traditions, exchange networks, and a close relationship with the forests and rivers of the Xingu.
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 Kuikúro-Kalapálo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Population
- 800
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Amazon
- Primary language
- Kuikúro-Kalapálo (kui)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Mato Grosso: Xingú Park; 7 villages along Culuene river
Where they live
Gospel status
The Kuikuro 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, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Kuikuro
- 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
100% adherents
Primary language
Kuikúro-Kalapálo · Cariban family
100% speak Kuikúro-Kalapálo
Gospel resources in Kuikúro-Kalapálo
- Bible available, published 2014
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Kikuro)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Kuikuro
- 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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