Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Guarani

Language: Avá-Canoeiro - (avv)

Alternate Name(s): Awana, Canoeiros, Canoe, Canoa, Avá, Abá, Cara-preta, Carijó

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

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Population: 70

Global Population: 70

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources

Overview: The Ava-Canoeiro of Brazil, numbering 70, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Guarani people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Brazil. Their primary language is Avá-Canoeiro. The primary religion practiced by the Ava-Canoeiro is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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