The demolition of a candomblé temple in Brasília and religious freedom
Note from BW of Brazil: This story is actually from early last month, and even though nearly two months have passed since this report, I […]
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What is the link between Brazil’s world famous Carnival and religions of African-origin such as the Candomblé?
Note from BW of Brazil: It’s about that time…again! Yes, in less than one month, the madness, music, and muses that are just a few […]
Between color and candomblé: Professor Kiusam de Oliveira explains how involvement with Afro-Brazilian religions strengthened her as a black woman
Note from BW of Brazil: One of the key areas of study to understanding the brutal experience of the enslavement and the assault on African […]
Candomblé, a religion of resistance: A maximum expression of black culture that has been Afro-Brazil’s weapon of struggle and survival
“I’m a Candomblé militant. I do a black theater that is guided matricially by candomblé. I am not connected to the black movement just because […]
After dispute between religious leader’s partner and family over her burial place, Mãe Stella, Brazil’s most important Candomblé priestess, is buried in Salvador, Bahia
Note from BW of Brazil: The death of one of Brazil’s most important religious leaders last week was rife with controversy. It’s a shame when […]
Bahia in mourning! 93-year-old Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, one of the most important ialorixás (priestesses) of the Candomblé religion in the country, joins the ancestors
Note from BW of Brazil: There are numerous important areas of Afro-Brazilian life, history and culture that attracts scholars, specialists and followers from all over […]
Cooking, Candomblé and ancestry: Researcher & cultural producer learned that in religion of African origin, cooks are guardians of knowledge
Note from BW of Brazil: In highlighting the contributions of Africans in Brazil, numerous articles have touched upon the importance of music, dance, martial arts, […]
Religious intolerance leads to death of 90-year old priestess and stoning in head of 11-year old girl; both initiates of Candomblé – Fanatic Evangelicals accused in both incidents
Note from BW of Brazil: When will it end? The past few weeks have been very difficult for followers of the Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé. It seems […]
“It’s not religious intolerance and is indeed racism”, says bàbá during roundtable on violence against the sacred spaces of African-oriented religions like Candomblé
Note from BW of Brazil: African oriented cultural practices such as the musical style Samba, the martial art capoeira and adherence to the candomblé religion […]
Documentary "City of Women" explores the African-derived religion of Candomblé in Brazil’s northeast
A Cidade das Mulheres is a 72-minute documentary directed by Lázaro Faria that explores the Candomblé, an African derived religion that gave black Brazilian women power and […]
Why do Brazilians wear white and make offerings to the sea on New Year’s Eve? Learn about the influence of Afro-Brazilian religions on the festivities
Note from BW of Brazil: New Year’s Eve brings a lot of symbolism, hope for the year to come as well as rituals that millions of […]
With more artists paying homage to him, Brazilian music paves the way for Exu, the orisha that Christians often mistakenly associate with the devil
Note from BW of Brazil: The more one is able to de-program him or herself from thoughts and beliefs based on prejudicial teachings, the more […]
Orisha statue is a target of vandalism in in Salvador, Bahia; a symbol of deities, it is the latest violent assault on African religious symbols
Candomblé divinity statue is a target of vandalism in the Dique do Tororó The assault on representations of African origin religious symbols continues. I have […]
Projects boost entrepreneurship of black women in Bahia; Cacho de Fibras serves clients looking for specialized services for cabelo crespo (kinky/curly hair)
Note from BW of Brazil: The concept is actually quite simple. If black women are the ones buying the product, why shouldn’t it also be […]
