• PEOPLE NAME: ASURINI OF THE XINGU OF BRAZIL

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PEID: 16556

ROP: 100583

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Guarani

Language: Asurini of Xingú - (asn)

Alternate Name(s): Awaté, Awaeté, Asuriní de Koatinema, Awaté, Assurini, Asurini do Xingu

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

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Population: 200

Global Population: 200


PEID: 16556

ROP: 100583

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Asurini of the Xingu of Brazil, numbering 200, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Guarani people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Brazil. Their primary language is Asurini of Xingú. The primary religion practiced by the Asurini of the Xingu is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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