• PEOPLE NAME: KURIPAKO OF BRAZIL

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Curripaco - (kpc)

Alternate Name(s): Curipaco, Koripako, Korispaso, Coripaco, Curripaco, Kuripaco, Kurripaco, Kurripako

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Brazil

Also found in: Colombia; United States; Venezuela

Population: 1,600

Global Population: 10,825


PEID: 16818

ROP: 102336

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Kuripako of Brazil, numbering 1,600, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Amazon people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 10,825 in 4 countries. Their primary language is Curripaco. The primary religion practiced by the Kuripako is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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