Unreached people groups

An overview of the country's people groups, focusing on those who still have little or no access to the gospel in their own language and culture.

Overview

Brazil is home to 54 unreached people groups, 33 of which are classified as frontier people groups, the most isolated from the gospel. The vast majority are indigenous ethnic groups from the Amazon and the backlands, many living in hard-to-reach lands and speaking languages with no Bible translation. There are also communities of migrant origin, such as Jewish and Turkish groups, still little reached. Each of these peoples represents an entire culture still waiting to fully know the message of Christ in its own language.

In the country i

81%Christians

31%evangelicals

By population i

0.4%unreached

94.5%significantly reached

769K Unreached 0.4%
135K Minimally reached 0.1%
7.3M Superficially reached 3.4%
3.4M Partially reached 1.6%
200.6M Significantly reached 94.5%

By people groups i

323people groups

54unreached · 16.7%

54 Unreached 16.7%
90 Minimally reached 27.9%
22 Superficially reached 6.8%
78 Partially reached 24.1%
79 Significantly reached 24.5%

Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.

Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.

Unreached people groups · 323

People	Population	Language	Evang.	Chr.
Zo’é Frontier	200	Zo'é	0%	0%
Waiapi	1K	Waiwai	0.1%	20%
Karuazu Frontier	800	Portuguese	0%	0%
Turiwara Frontier	60	Turiwara	0%	0%
Fulnio	4K	Iate	0%	10%
Katuena	500	Waiwai	0.5%	20%
Trumai	300	Trumai	0%	5%
Sateré-Mawé	16K	Sateré-Mawé	0.4%	0.5%
Nahukwá	200	Upper Xingu Carib (Portuguese as a contact language)	0%	5%
Kokama	29K	Kukama-Kukamiria	0.6%	10%
Borari Frontier	800	Portuguese	0%	0%
Korubo Frontier	50	Korubo	0%	0%
Tuxa	4K	Portuguese	0.5%	10%
Nukuini	500	Portuguese	0.8%	20%
Ajuru (Wajuru)	300	Portuguese	0%	5%
Uaca Carib Galibi	2K	Language unknown	0.1%	20%
Rondônia Arara	300	Karo (Brazil)	0.8%	20%
Portuguese-speaking Jews	67K	Portuguese	0.3%	0.9%
Tapuia	200	Portuguese	0%	1%
Kalapalo	700	Kuikuro-Kalapalo	0.3%	0.3%
Yakarawakta Frontier	30	Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau	0%	0%
Kantaruré	300	Portuguese	0%	1%
Matsés	6K	Matses	0.5%	6.3%
Wayana	2K	Wayana	0.7%	20%
Kalanko	300	Portuguese	0.5%	20%
Karapotó	2K	Portuguese	0%	5%
Isolated People of the Upper Jutaí Frontier	200	Unidentified language	0%	0%
Shanenawa	700	Portuguese	0%	1%
Baenã Frontier	20	Portuguese	0%	0%
Xambioá	300	Portuguese	0%	1%
Asheninka Ucayali-Yurua	10K	Ucayali-Yurua Ashaninka	0.3%	2.4%
Guaza	50	Kwaza	0.1%	20%
Waimiri-Atroari Frontier	2K	Waimiri-Atroari	0.1%	0.1%
Rio Branco Arara Frontier	200	Arara do Rio Branco (Mato Grosso Arara)	0%	0%
Bare	13K	Nhengatu	0.5%	20%
Koiupanká Frontier	700	Portuguese	0%	0%
Juma Frontier	-	Kagwahiva (Juma)	-	-
Carutana	400	Baniwa	0.8%	10%
Miranha	4K	Bora	0.5%	28.5%
Kulina Pano Frontier	200	Kulina Pano	0%	0%
Italo-Mulatto	12K	Portuguese	0.1%	20%
Gavião Pykopjê	800	Pará Gavião	0.4%	20%
Nawa	500	Portuguese	0%	1%
Isse Frontier	-	Portuguese	-	-
Tupinikim	3K	Portuguese	0.4%	50%
Paiaku	300	Portuguese	0%	5%
Marubo	2K	Marubo	0.4%	30%
Gamela Frontier	2K	Portuguese	0%	0%
Morerebi (Jiahui) Frontier	100	Kawahíva (Kagwahiva)	0%	0%
Paumelenho Frontier	-	Portuguese	-	-
Amapá Karipuna (Creole)	3K	Portuguese	0.1%	20%
Isolated People of the Jandiatuba Frontier	300	Unknown language	0%	0%
Akuntsu	-	Akuntsu	-	20%
Xukuru-Kariri Frontier	2K	Portuguese	0%	0%
Kabixi Frontier	100	Portuguese	0%	0%
Atikum	8K	Portuguese	0.1%	10%
Ji-Paraná Gavião	700	Gaviao do Jiparana	0.5%	20%
Amônia River Arara Frontier	500	Portuguese (with heritage from Pano languages, such as Amawaka and Shawãdawa)	0%	0%
Iapama Frontier	200	Portuguese	0%	0%
Turk Frontier	66.8M	Turkish	< 0.1%	< 0.1%
Javae	1K	Karaja	0.1%	20%
Tremembe	300	Portuguese	0%	20%
Lakonde	-	Portuguese	-	20%
Pipipã Frontier	2K	Portuguese	0%	0%
Sakurabiat Frontier	100	Portuguese	0%	0%
Xipaia	200	Portuguese	0.8%	20%
Ikpeng (Txikão)	400	Ikpeng	0.3%	2%
Hupda Frontier	2K	Hupde	0.9%	35.3%
Kuruaya	200	Portuguese	0%	5%
Tingui-Botó Frontier	900	Portuguese	0%	0%
Metyktire Frontier	100	Kayapó	0%	0%
Mura-Pirahã Frontier	400	Pirahã	0%	0%
Moroccan Jew Frontier	189K	French	0%	0%
Tariano	2K	Tariana	0.5%	50%
Papavo	200	Unidentified language	0%	1%
Jew	244K	Levantine Arabic	0.3%	0.7%
Tumbalala	1K	Portuguese	0.1%	20%
Katokim Frontier	900	Portuguese	0%	0%
Kujubim Frontier	100	Kujubim (kuyubi)	0%	0%
Tupinamba	6K	Portuguese	0.1%	20%
Matis Frontier	400	Matis	0%	0%
Japanese	119.7M	Japanese	0.5%	1.6%
Quilombolas	1.6M	Portuguese	0.1%	55%
Polish	42.9M	Polish	0.3%	90%
Greek	10M	Greek	0.3%	94.4%
Serb	7.9M	Serbian	0.5%	81.1%
Basque	2.4M	Basque	0.8%	84%
Kambeba	2K	Portuguese	1%	20%
Mato Grosso Arara	300	Portuguese	1%	10%
Aweti	200	Aweti	1%	40%
Pará Suruí	400	Surui do Pará	1%	100%
Xeta	70	Portuguese	1%	20%
Enawene-Nawe	900	Enawene-Nawe	1%	20%
Arapaso	400	Tucano	1%	40%
Itogapuk Karo	100	Karo (Brazil)	1%	20%
Araweté	500	Arawete	1%	80%
Xiriana Guaica	900	Portuguese	1%	20%
Poyanawa	600	Portuguese	1%	69%
Aranã	400	Portuguese	1%	60%
Kraho	3K	Kraho	1%	40%
Pará Arara	400	Pará Arara	1%	30%
Tapirapé	700	Tapirape	1%	65%
Mawayana	300	Waiwai	1%	20%
Acre Arara	800	Sharanahua	1%	20%
Suruwaha	200	Suruaha	1%	30%
Tiriyo	3K	Trio	1%	30%
Kaxixó	300	Portuguese	1%	2%
Mehinaku	300	Mehinaku	1%	40%
Tapayuna	200	Suya	1%	20%
Sabanê	200	Portuguese	1%	80%
Pankaru	100	Portuguese	1.5%	20%
Saluma	300	Saluma	1%	20%
Guato	800	Portuguese	1%	20%
Xukuru	13K	Portuguese	1%	100%
Kreen-Akarore	400	Panara	1%	40%
Paranawat	100	Portuguese	1%	50%
Deaf Frontier	27.5M	Pakistan Sign Language	1.8%	3.7%
Kaixana	2K	Portuguese	1%	20%
Tora	300	Portuguese	1%	25%
Xereu	200	Waiwai	1%	20%
Krenak	400	Krenak	1%	10%
Tsohom-Djapa	100	Kanamari	1%	20%
Umutina	400	Portuguese	1%	10%
Arab	2M	Swahili	1.9%	14.4%
Xoco	300	Portuguese	1%	10%
Yuhupdeh	700	Macuna	1%	40%
Agavotaguerra	100	Portuguese	1%	35%
Waura	400	Waura	1%	20%
Mekem	90	Portuguese	1%	20%
Yawalapiti	300	Portuguese	1%	20%
Taurepang	600	Pemon	1%	20%
Anambe	100	Portuguese	1%	10%
Jiripanco	2K	Portuguese	1%	10%
French	52M	French	1.1%	66.7%
Spaniard	30.1M	Spanish	1.3%	77.7%
Italian	37.4M	Italian	1.3%	86.2%
Hunsrik	5M	Hunsrik	1.5%	85%
Russian	134.2M	Russian	1.5%	64.9%
Yekuana	7K	Maquiritari	1.8%	80%
Mbya Guarani	47K	Mbya Guarani	2%	15%
Xingu Asurini	200	Asurini of Xingu	2%	50%
Arua	100	Arua	2%	20%
Kampe	70	Portuguese	2%	10%
Parakana	1K	Parakana	2%	20%
Himarima	100	Himarima	2%	20%
Yanomam	19K	Yanomami	2%	10%
Matipu	200	Portuguese	2%	40%
Xokleng	4K	Xokleng	2%	25%
Suyá	400	Suya	2%	60%
Diahoi	60	Tenharim	2%	20%
Miqueleno	200	Portuguese	2%	20%
Mamainde	100	Mamainde	2%	20%
Wassu	2K	Portuguese	2%	50%
Ofaye	100	Portuguese	2%	20%
Rondônia Karipuna	50	Karipuna	2%	20%
Kaxarari	300	Kaxarari	2%	60.5%
Irantxe	400	Portuguese	2%	30%
Latunde	20	Latunde	2%	20%
Uru-Pa-In	200	Uru-Pa-In	2%	40%
Yaroamë	500	Yaroamë	2%	4%
Aconã	200	Portuguese	2%	80%
Yanomami	2K	Yanomami	2%	10%
Ipeka-tapuia	200	Curripaco	2%	60%
Kulina	7K	Kulina	2%	10%
Krikati	700	Krikati-Timbira	2%	35%
Kamba	2K	Portuguese	2%	30%
Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau	100	Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau	2%	10%
Kaimbe	1K	Portuguese	2%	50%
Tapeba	7K	Portuguese	2%	50%
Yuhup Guariba Maku	400	Yuhup	2%	30%
Miriti	90	Tucano	2%	20%
Xerente	3K	Xerente	2.3%	80%
Sikiana	100	Sikiana	2.3%	47.3%
Jabuti	200	Portuguese	2.5%	20%
German	66.7M	Standard German	2.5%	64.3%
Portuguese	17.8M	Portuguese	2.9%	94.6%
Tembé	2K	Tembe	3%	60%
Chiquitano	153K	Chiquitano	3%	38%
Biá River Katukina	900	Kanamari	3%	80%
Hungarians	11.5M	Hungarian	3.1%	88.2%
Desana	6K	Desano	3.6%	20%
Pitaguari	4K	Portuguese	4%	25%
Pataxó	12K	Portuguese	4%	96%
Chinese	15.5M	Mandarin Chinese	4.5%	8.5%
Barawana	60	Tucano	4%	20%
Bororo	2K	Bororo	4%	19%
Yawanawá	800	Yawanawa	4%	50%
Apiaká	1K	Portuguese	4%	5%
Trucá	4K	Portuguese	4%	20%
Ukrainian	33.8M	Ukrainian	4%	75.1%
Bara	1K	Waimaha	4.1%	40.2%
Dutch	14.4M	Dutch	4.4%	48%
Tukano	12K	Tucano	4.4%	54.1%
Tuyuka	3K	Tuyuca	4.6%	60%
Yuruti	1K	Wajiara	5%	59.4%
Katawixi	300	Portuguese	5%	40%
Parecis	2K	Parecis	5%	70%
Guanace	600	Portuguese	5%	80%
Kariri	100	Portuguese	5%	70%
Parintintin	300	Tenharim	5%	100%
Katxuyana	600	Kaxuiana	5%	69%
Kamayura	600	Kamayura	5%	5%
Parkatêjê	400	Pará Gavião	5%	5%
Rikbaktsa	1K	Rikbaktsa	5%	80%
Juruá Katukina	400	Katukina Panoan	5%	40%
Vlax Roma Frontier	1.2M	Vlax Romani	6%	71.3%
Pataxo Ha-ha-hae	2K	Portuguese	5%	50%
Xikrin	2K	Kayapo	5%	5%
Yabaana	100	Portuguese	5%	50%
Makuna	2K	Macuna	5.1%	69.5%
Siriano	2K	Siriano	6%	67.5%
Pankará	4K	Portuguese	6%	25%
Kahyana	300	Trio	6%	65%
Guajá	500	Guaja	6%	40%
Yaminahua	3K	Yaminahua	6.4%	8.1%
Kaapor	2K	Kaapor	6%	70%
Yanomamo	11K	Yanomamo	6%	16%
Romanian	20.8M	Romanian	6.3%	95.1%
Karapana	700	Carapana	6.8%	76.8%
Pira-tapuia	2K	Piratapuyo	7%	60%
Brazilian Romani	427K	Portuguese	7%	90%
Kapinawa	4K	Portuguese	7%	50%
Juruna	500	Juruna	7%	70%
Pankarare	2K	Portuguese	7%	50%
Pankararu	9K	Portuguese	7%	60%
Kambiwa	3K	Portuguese	7%	50%
Xakriabá	9K	Portuguese	7%	50%
Kiriri	2K	Portuguese	7%	50%
Palikur	4K	Palikur	7.4%	60%
Xavante	16K	Xavante	7.5%	60%
Deni	1K	Deni	8%	10%
Yepa-Mahsa	70	Macuna	8%	20%
Potiguara	18K	Portuguese	8%	70%
Asheninka Pichis	17K	Pichis Ashaninka	8.7%	9.7%
Avá-Canoeiro	30	Portuguese	8%	10%
British	55M	English	8.9%	60.4%
Caló Romani	937K	Calo	9%	93.7%
Armenian	6M	Armenian	9.3%	94.6%
Mura	11K	Portuguese	10%	97%
Arikapu	30	Tupari	10%	20%
Kreje	100	Portuguese	10%	20%
Amanayé	200	Portuguese	10%	15%
Tenharim	800	Tenharim	10%	20%
Ava Guarani	51K	Ava Guarani	10%	70.4%
Halo Te Su	40	Southern Nambiquara	10%	20%
Makurap	500	Makurap	10%	80%
Amundava	100	Amundava	10%	50%
Kanoe	300	Portuguese	10%	60%
Guanae	300	Portuguese	10%	20%
Pakaás Novos Oro-Mawin	50	Language unknown	10%	20%
Zoró	600	Pará Gavião	11%	20%
Amahuaca	700	Amahuaca	11.7%	28%
Tupari	500	Tupari	11%	20%
Cinta Larga	2K	Cinta Larga	11%	90%
Korean	80.3M	Korean	12.3%	22.1%
Kanamari	3K	Kanamari	12%	30%
Ticuna	65K	Ticuna	12%	84.8%
Detribalized Indigenous People	16.6M	Spanish	12.5%	91.2%
Warekena	2K	Guarequena	12.7%	84.7%
Yanomami-Sanumá	2K	Sanuma	13.6%	37.8%
Wanano	4K	Wanano	13.8%	74.7%
Pemon Taulipang	28K	Pemon	13.9%	59.7%
Sharanahua	1K	Sharanahua	14.7%	70%
Karitiana	400	Karitiana	15%	40%
Mynky	100	Irantxe	15%	20%
Kadiweu	2K	Kadiweu	15%	40%
Maxakali	2K	Maxakali	15%	70%
Wayampi Amapari	2K	Wayampi	15%	80%
Tabajara	3K	Portuguese	15%	95%
Karafawyana	50	Waiwai	15%	20%
Oiapoque Galibi	70	Carib	15%	20%
Jamamadi	1K	Jamamadi	15%	60%
Munduruku	12K	Munduruku	16%	60%
Wapixana	15K	Wapishana	16.1%	60%
Mennonites	506K	Plautdietsch	17%	95.2%
Patamona	6K	Patamuna	18.3%	71.3%
Wai-Wai	4K	Waiwai	19%	60%
Baniwa	9K	Baniwa	19%	70%
Manchineri	1K	Machinere	19.9%	79.7%
Tawandê	20	Sabane	20%	20%
Apurinã	8K	Apurina	20%	40%
Kalabaça	200	Portuguese	20%	80%
Kanindé	1K	Portuguese	20%	80%
Amazonas Arara	400	Curripaco	20%	90%
Bakairi	2K	Bakairi	20%	80%
Mamainde Nambikwara	2K	Mamainde	20%	40%
Terena	27K	Terena	20%	45%
Jenipapo-Kanindé	300	Portuguese	20%	80%
Kontanawa	200	Portuguese	20%	100%
Macuxi	41K	Macushi	21.6%	39.9%
Curripaco	21K	Curripaco	22%	58.8%
Canela	3K	Canela	22%	40%
Black Brazilian	13.4M	Portuguese	23%	89%
Yanomami Ninam	1K	Ninam	23.8%	70%
Brazilian Mestizo	85.6M	Portuguese	24%	93%
Aikanã	300	Aikana	25%	50%
Parintintin-Tenharim	1K	Tenharim	25%	80%
Jutaí Katukina	700	Portuguese	25%	50%
Daw	100	Daw	25%	70%
White Brazilian	101.2M	Portuguese	29%	89.5%
Rondônia Suruí	1K	Surui	30%	30%
Karaja	4K	Karaja	30%	60%
Guajajara	23K	Guajajara	30%	60%
Kaingang	36K	Kaingang	30%	60%
Kaxinawa	9K	Kashinawa	30%	70%
Kayabi	2K	Kayabi	30%	70%
Uaçá Galibi	2K	Karipuna French Creole	30%	60%
Southern Nambikwara	1K	Southern Nambiquara	30%	69.5%
Jarawara	300	Jamamadi	30%	30%
Pacaas Novos (Orowari)	3K	Pakaasnovos	30%	30%
US Americans	202.4M	English	32.9%	81%
Apinajé	2K	Apinaye	35%	80%
Tocantins Asurini	600	Tocantins Asurini	35%	80%
Kaiwa	37K	Kaiwa	35%	60.2%
Kayapo	9K	Kayapo	35%	70%
Ingarikó	8K	Akawaio	39%	70.4%
Cubeo	16K	Cubeo	39.3%	77.8%
Pokanga	200	Pokanga	40%	60%
Arapium	800	Sateré-Mawé	40%	70%
Apalaí	500	Apalai	40%	80%
Hixkaryana	900	Hixkaryana	50%	96%
Nadeb	700	Nadeb	51%	51%
Paumari	2K	Paumari	60%	60%

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