Arara do Rondonia in Brazil

The Arara do Rondonia have only been reported in Brazil
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Introduction / History

The Arara are a First Nations people in Brazil. They have had contact with the Portuguese speaking majority since 1850. They had a reputation for being warlike and using the body parts of vanquished enemies. They had serious conflicts with outsiders who invaded their land as late as the 1960s. That was the time when Brazil built the Transamazonian Highway through the Arara homeland. They were settled in villages established by FUNAI, Brazil’s agency established for dealings with indigenous peoples. Today the Arara are able and willing to have contact with outsiders. There are subgroups of the Arara, divided by region and sometimes dialect. One of these subgroups is the Arara do Rondonia. That is a reference to Rondônia state in western Brazil.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Arara do Rondonia plant and harvest food such as potato, yam, maize, bananas and pineapples. Some of this is fermented and made into a drink which is exchanged with hunters for game meat. These trades are accompanied by rituals, some of which involve the work of a shaman.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Though there is some Roman Catholic influence among the Arara do Rondonia, they are basically shamanistic. They depend on their traditional gods rather than the God of Creation.


What Are Their Needs?

The Arara do Rondonia people need to adapt to a changing world. They will eventually need education in new areas. This will take them out of their comfort zone.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Lord to provide protection and mercy for the Arara do Rondonia people of Brazil.
Pray for members of the Arara do Rondonia tribe who love the Lord to teach Christ to others.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to move among the Arara do Rondonia people this decade, providing them with a hope and a purpose.


Scripture Prayers for the Arara do Rondonia in Brazil.


References

https://pib.socioambiental.org/en/Povo:Arara
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2019/05/brazil-risk-of-bloodshed-in-the-amazon-unless-government-protects-indigenous-peoples-from-illegal-land-seizures-and-logging/


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Arara do Rondonia
People Name in Country Arara do Rondonia
Alternate Names Arara; Arara Karo; Arara tupi; Arara-Karo; Karo; Ntogaopíd; Rondonia; Tupi; Uruku; Urukú
Population this Country 400
Population all Countries 400
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 2
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 10408
ROP3 Code 100468
ROP25 Code 300469
ROP25 Name Arara
Country Brazil
Region America, Latin
Continent South America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Mato Grosso and Rondônia states: south Terra Indígena Igarapé de Lourdes; Iterap and Paygap villages.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Brazil
Region America, Latin
Continent South America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Mato Grosso and Rondônia states: south Terra Indígena Igarapé de Lourdes; Iterap and Paygap villages..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.80 %)
20.00 %
Ethnic Religions
80.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Karo (Brazil) (400 speakers)
Language Code arr   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Karo (Brazil) (400 speakers)
Language Code arr   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Karo (Brazil)

Primary Language:  Karo (Brazil)

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
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