• PEOPLE NAME: PARAKANAN OF BRAZIL

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PEID: 17061

ROP: 107880

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Guarani

Language: Parakanã - (pak)

Alternate Name(s): Parocana, Parakanan, Parakanã, Parakanân, Apiterewa, Paracanã, Parakaná, Awaeté

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Brazil

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Population: 1,300

Global Population: 1,300


PEID: 17061

ROP: 107880

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Parakanan of Brazil, numbering 1,300, are No Longer 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 Parakanã. The primary religion practiced by the Parakanan is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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