• PEOPLE NAME: KALAPALO OF BRAZIL

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Kuikúro-Kalapálo - (kui)

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

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

Also found in:

Population: 550

Global Population: 550


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 550, are Unengaged and 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 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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Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available