• PEOPLE NAME: APALAI OF BRAZIL

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PEID: 16527

ROP: 100413

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: ApalaĆ­ - (apy)

Alternate Name(s): Aparathy, Aparai, Aparai, Apareilles, Apalai, Appirrois, Apalay

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Brazil

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Population: 450

Global Population: 450


PEID: 16527

ROP: 100413

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Apalai of Brazil, numbering 450, 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 Apalaí. The primary religion practiced by the Apalai is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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