Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Jamamadí - (jaa)

Alternate Name(s): Jaruara, Yarawara, Jarawara, Jarauara

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

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Population: 225

Global Population: 225

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Jarawara of Brazil, numbering 225, 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 Jamamadí. The primary religion practiced by the Jarawara 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