• PEOPLE NAME: KALAPALO OF BRAZIL

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PEID: 16926

ROP: 114896

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Kuikúro-Kalapálo - (kui)

Alternate Name(s): Kuikuro, Kurkuro, Kalapalo, Guicurú, Apalaquir, Cuicutl, Kuikuru, Apalakiri

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

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Population: 850

Global Population: 850


PEID: 16926

ROP: 114896

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Kalapalo of Brazil, numbering 850, are Unengaged and 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 Kuikúro-Kalapálo. The primary religion practiced by the Kalapalo is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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