• PEOPLE NAME: WAIMIRI-ATROARI OF BRAZIL

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Waimiri-Atroarí - (atr)

Alternate Name(s): Ki’nya, Kinja, Yauaperi, Atroahy, Atroaí, Atrowari, Uaimiri, Wahmiiri, Atruahi, Crichaná, Kinã, Uaimiry, Atroari, Ki'nya, Atroarí, Kiña, Jawapweri

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

Also found in:

Population: 1,100

Global Population: 1,100


PEID: 17176

ROP: 100603

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Waimiri-Atroari of Brazil, numbering 1,100, are Unengaged and 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 Waimiri-Atroarí. The primary religion practiced by the Waimiri-Atroari is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


Bible Translations: Not Available

Jesus Film: Not Available

Gospel Recordings: Not Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available