Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Portuguese - (por)

Alternate Name(s): Shipaja, Xipaia

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

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Population: 80

Global Population: 80

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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

Overview: The Xipaia of Brazil, numbering 80, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Brazil. Their primary language is Portuguese. The primary religion practiced by the Xipaia is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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Jesus Film: Available

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Radio Broadcast: Available