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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 combines elements from Afro-Brazilian traditions like Candomblé as well as Roman Catholicism. There is no central authority in control of Umbanda, which is organized around autonomous ...
June festival in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil. Festas Juninas ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɛstɐs ʒuˈninɐs], June Festivals, "festivities that occur in the month of June"), also known as festas de São João for their part in celebrating the nativity of St. John the Baptist (June 24), are the annual Brazilian celebrations adapted ...
Candomblé. A practitioner dressed as the orixá Oba at a temple in Brazil; the possession of adherents by orixá is central to Candomblé. Candomblé ( Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐ̃dõˈblɛ]) is an African diasporic religion that developed in Brazil during the 19th century. It arose through a process of syncretism between several of the ...
Map of Recife and Mauritsstad, ca. 1682, Weduwe van Jacob van Meurs (publisher) Recife began as a collection of fishing shacks, inns and warehouses on the delta between the Capibaribe and Beberibe Rivers in the captaincy of Pernambuco, sometime between 1535 and 1537 in the earliest days of Portuguese colonisation of Terra de Santa Cruz, later called Brazil, on the northeast coast of South America.
The price of the ad-free Paramount+ With Showtime plan will increase by $1, to $12.99 per month. The Paramount+ Essential plan (with ads) will increase by $2, to $7.99 per month for all new ...
Fear Street Netflix. After the success of the first three films, Janiak expressed interest in expanding the series with a slasher that took place in the 1950s. The intended project would have ...
Eric McConnell. June 10, 2024 at 10:30 AM. Florida Man Builds 10-Foot-Wide Tiny Home To Spite Neighbors, Then Lists It For $600,000. Almost everyone has heard the old saying, "When life gives you ...
Campinas (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐ̃ˈpinɐs], Plains or Meadows) is a Brazilian municipality in São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region.According to the 2020 estimate, the city's population is 1,139,047, making it the fourteenth most populous Brazilian city and the third most populous municipality in São Paulo state, the fifth most populous municipality in Southeast ...