People Group Profiles

“All nations will come and worship before you."

- Revelations 15:4

Brazilian of North America


People Group Info

Total Population: 308,395

ROP3 Code: 101657
IMB Affinity Group: American Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster: Portuguese, Brazilian
Language: Portuguese - (por)
Religion: Christianity - Other / Marginal
Country of Origin: Brazil

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Majority Located Where

  Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA - 49,861

  Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL - 41,811

  New York-Newark-Jersey City, NJ - 22,000

  Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL - 11,600

  Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX - 11,000

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Brief Profile

Brazilians are immigrants from the large, vibrant South American country of Brazil. Brazilians may have come from the vast expanse of the North, with its limited economic and educational opportunities, the huge urban centers of central and Southeastern Brazil such as São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, or the ranching culture of the Gauchos in the deep South.

Brazilians are known for their openness and friendliness. They have a deep and abiding love for soccer, samba music and dance, and for the food of Brazil, such as black beans and rice, cheese bread bites, and shots of hot, sweet expresso coffee. Brazilian steak restaurants, called Churrascarias, are springing up in metro areas around the North America and feature a wide variety of meats grilled over open fire pits and carved off of skewers directly onto the plates of the patrons. Brazilians speak Brazilian Portuguese, although many immigrants speak fairly good English.

While the majority of Brazilians identify as Roman Catholic, this is frequently more of a cultural designation than a well-understood and practiced set of beliefs. Many Brazilians also practice Afro-Brazilian spiritism in conjunction with Catholicism. A strong and growing Evangelical and Pentecostal movement has also flourished among Brazilians in recent years.

Prayer Points

  • Pray for Brazilian Christians to live lives that are above reproach and to be bold in their testimonies.
  • Pray for Brazilian Churches to grow and thrive in the USA.
  • Pray for Brazilian believers and Churches to catch a vision for reaching not only their people, but the Unreached People Groups around them.


Learning Resources

Learn more about "Learning Paths"
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Other Resources

Know God in 98 Languages
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Prayer Guide for Unreached Peoples
A 30 day guide to pray for unreached people groups.

Prayer Guide using the GOSPELS acronym
A prayer guide that utilizes the acronym GOSPELS to pray for workers among diaspora.

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Country City Metro Area Name State / Prov. Baseline Population
United StatesHonoluluHonoluluHI747
United StatesWinter GardenOrlando-Kissimmee-SanfordFL11,600
United StatesSarasotaNorth Port-Sarasota-BradentonFL1,379
United StatesPompano BeachMiami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm BeachFL41,811
United StatesJacksonvilleJacksonvilleFL1,568
United StatesBridgeportBridgeport-Stamford-NorwalkCT10,700
United StatesHartfordHartford-West Hartford-East HartfordCT2,501
United StatesWaterburyNew Haven-MilfordCT2,069
United StatesAuroraDenver-Aurora-LakewoodCO1,128
United StatesVenturaOxnard-Thousand Oaks-VenturaCA417
United StatesRiversideRiverside-San Bernardino-OntarioCA1,778
United StatesSan JoseSan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa ClaraCA1,471
United StatesWest SacramentoSacramento--Arden-Arcade--RosevilleCA876
United StatesSan DiegoSan Diego-Carlsbad-San MarcosCA3,922
United StatesGoodyearPhoenix-Mesa-ScottsdaleAZ1,433
United StatesBirminghamBirmingham-HooverAL309