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Umbanda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ũˈbɐ̃dɐ]) is a
religion that
emerged in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil in the 1920s.
Deriving largely from Spiritism, it also...
- connotations. Historically, the term
Quimbanda has been used by
practitioners of
Umbanda, a
religion established in
Brazil during the 1920s, to
characterise the...
- the
basis for a
number of
religions in the New World,
notably Santería,
Umbanda,
Trinidad Orisha, and Candomblé.
Yoruba religious beliefs are part of Itàn...
- islands) is an Orisha, a
deity of
roads in the
religions of Santería, Winti,
Umbanda, Quimbanda, Holy
Infant of Atocha, and Candomblé.
Elegua is
known as Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára...
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dedicated to Exu. In the
syncretic religion of
Umbanda, Exu may have a
different meaning.
Usually in
Umbanda Exu is not
considered a
single Deity, but many...
- for most Afro-Brazilian
religious traditions,
including Candomblé and
Umbanda. In a more
limited sense, ma****ba is used only to
characterise traditions...
- In folklore,
crossroads may
represent a
location "between the worlds" and, as such, a site
where supernatural spirits can be
contacted and
paranormal events...
- the most
common African influenced Ritual is
Almas e Angola,
which is an
Umbanda like a ritual. Nowadays,
there are over 70 "terreiros" (temples) in Florianópolis...
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confused with the
patipembas used in Palo, nor the
pontos riscados used in
Umbanda and Quimbanda, as
these are
separate African religions.
Possible origins...
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Rational Culture (Cultura Racional) is a
Brazilian UFO
religion derived from
Umbanda,
founded in the mid-1930s in the city of Rio de
Janeiro by the
medium Manuel...
