People group profile · PG050662
The Chiquitanos of Brazil
The Chiquitanos of Brazil, numbering about 1,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of the Brazil-Bolivia borderlands formed through the amalgamation of several native groups in Jesuit mission settlements, maintaining a distinct Chiquitano identity centered in Mato Grosso and the Chiquitania region.
They are an indigenous people in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Portuguese.
Fast facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Population
- 1,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Portuguese (por)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- 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
- Also known as
- Chiquitáno, Chiquitos, Monkóx, Monkoka, Tarapecosi
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Mato Grosso, near the border with Bolivia; Mato Grosso do Sul
Where they live
Gospel status
The Chiquitanos 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 No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Chiquitanos
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
80% adherents
Primary language
Portuguese · Indo-European family
95% speak Portuguese
Gospel resources in Portuguese
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 Chiquitanos
- 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.
Chiquitanos in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiquitanos | Bolivia | 212,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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