Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

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: 8,700

Global Population: 8,700

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 8,700, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Amazon people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans 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