Baena in Brazil

The Baena have only been reported in Brazil
This people group’s population is unknown or estimated to be extremely small. This people group may have assimilated into larger surrounding groups and may no longer be recognizable as a distinct group. To ensure every people group is represented, Joshua Project includes unknown and very small population people groups until on-site research determines they do not exist. More info at Small People Group Policy.
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Introduction / History

The Baenãs are a Brazilian indigenous group which, in the 20th century, merged with the old Pataxós-Hã-Hã-Hães, with the Camacãs, Mongoiós, Sapuiás-Quiriris, and with part of the Geréns and Tupiniquins, identifying itself since then as Pataxós-Hã-Hã-Hães.


Where Are they Located?

They live on two reservations in southern Bahia. The most populous is the Caramuru-Paraguaçu indigenous reserve, which has 54,099 hectares and covers areas in the municipalities of Itaju do Colônia, Camacã and Pau Brasil. The other reserve is the Reserva Fazenda Baiana, with 304 hectares, located in the municipality of Camamu, in the lower south of Bahia, where about 72 people live. Its current population, according to data from the Instituto Socioambiental, is around 2,200 people.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Around 1920, in Bahia, the Pataxó Indians Hã Hã Hãe and the Baenãs traditionally lived in the large forests between the Cachoeira, Pardo, Gongogi and other rivers. These Indians were nomads, collected fruits and supported themselves from the forests in which they lived, in this region, among: Pau Brasil (formerly Santa Rosa), Camacã, Itaju do Colônia, Palmares, Vitoria da Conquista and other regions. Nowadays, they live in reservations, having access to cities.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Toré is the religion today in the Caramuru-Paraguaçu reserve. It is a possession ritual, through which charms – or supernatural entities considered beneficial – are manifested, which is performed to introduce any activity considered socially significant. Men and women participate in it, smoking tobacco with pipes. Today there are three churches installed on the reservation: Catholic, Jehovah's Witness and Wesleyan. The latter acts as a conventional Pentecostal church, except for the effort to adapt to the local culture, through the use of indigenous symbols, such as maracas and clothing.


Prayer Points

Pray for increased, on-site church planting.
Pray for more laborers.
Pray that many more come to know Jesus as Savior.


Scripture Prayers for the Baena in Brazil.


References

Academia Brasileira de Letras. http://www.academia.org.br/abl/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?sid=23.
Enciclopédia dos Povos Indígenas. Instituto Socioambiental
http://www.funai.gov.br/index.php/indios-no-brasil/terras-indigenas
https://terrasindigenas.org.br/pt-br/terras-indigenas/3791
http://indiosonline.org.br e http://webbrasilindigena.org
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baen%C3%A3s
https://fotospublicas.com/o-indio-pataxo-ha-ha-hae-tawary-titiah-da-etnia-baena-do-sul-da-bahia-denuncia-invasao-de-suas-terras-por-madeireiros-e-jaguncos-para-retirada-ilegal-de-madeira/
http://www.funai.gov.br/index.php/comunicacao/notas/2340-nota-sobre-a-questao-fundiaria-no-sul-da-bahia-ocupacao-tradicional-da-terra-indigena-caramuru-paraguassu
https://www.gov.br/funai/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/2020/funai-avanca-na-regularizacao-fundiaria-de-terra-indigena-no-sul-da-bahia
https://bomdiatupa.com/2015/10/igreja-assembleia-de-deus-de-tupa-comemora-71-anos-nesta-sexta-feira/


Profile Source:   Michelle Pereira Mira dos Santos  

People Name General Baena
People Name in Country Baena
Alternate Names Baenan
Population this Country 20
Population all Countries 20
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 21569
ROP3 Code 118366
ROP25 Code 300668
ROP25 Name Baena
Country Brazil
Region America, Latin
Continent South America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Bahia state   Source:  AMTB 2019
Country Brazil
Region America, Latin
Continent South America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Bahia state.   Source:  AMTB 2019

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Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
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Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
100.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Portuguese (20 speakers)
Language Code por   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Portuguese (20 speakers)
Language Code por   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Portuguese

Primary Language:  Portuguese

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1505-2004)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1681-2004)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1751-2017)
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Profile Source Michelle Pereira Mira dos Santos 
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