• PEOPLE NAME: JAPANESE OF BRAZIL

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: East Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Japanese

Language: Portuguese - (por)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Shinbutso-shugo

Country: Brazil

Also found in: Argentina; Australia; Bolivia; Canada; China; Dominican Republic; France; Germany; Japan; Malaysia; Micronesia; New Zealand; Panama; Peru; Portugal; Singapore; Spain; Taiwan; United States

Population: 1,725,000

Global Population: 125,150,550


PEID: 16892

ROP: 104189

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Japanese of Brazil, numbering 1,725,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Japanese people cluster within the East Asian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 125,150,550 in 20 countries. Their primary language is Portuguese. The primary religion practiced by the Japanese is Shinbutsu-shugo, a syncretized mixture of Shinto and Buddhism that forms a unique Japanese Folk Religion practiced by Japanese worldwide.


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