Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Maxakalí - (mbl)

Alternate Name(s): Maxacalis, Monocho, Kumanuxú, Tikmuún, Cumanasho, Tikm~u~um, Caposho, Tikmu’un Yiy’ax, Monaxo, Tikm~u~um (SELF, Maxacali, Macuni, Kumanaxú - tikmu'ún, Monacó, Caposho, Macuni, Mônaco bm

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Brazil

Also found in:

Population: 1,500

Global Population: 1,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Maxakali of Brazil, numbering 1,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Brazil. Their primary language is Maxakalí. The primary religion practiced by the Maxakali is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available