Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Apurinã - (apu)

Alternate Name(s): Popengare, Kangitê, Popengare, Ipurina, Ipurinãn, Popukare, Ipurinãn, Kangite, Popingá (OLD)

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

Also found in:

Population: 8,800

Global Population: 8,800

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Apurina of Brazil, numbering 8,800, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Amazon people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Brazil. Their primary language is Apurinã. The primary religion practiced by the Apurina is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available