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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 traditional religions of West and Central Africa, especially those of the Yoruba , Bantu , and Gbe , coupled with influences from Roman ...
Afro-Argentines playing Candombe Porteño near a bonfire in St. John's night (noche de San Juan), 1938.The seeds of candombe originated in present-day Angola, where it was taken to South America during the 17th and 18th centuries by people who had been sold as slaves in the kingdom of Kongo, Anziqua, Nyong, Quang and others, mainly by Portuguese slave traders.
Umbanda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ũˈbɐ̃dɐ]) is a religion that emerged in Brazil during the 1920s. Deriving largely from Spiritism , it also combines elements from Afro-Brazilian traditions like Candomblé as well as Roman Catholicism .
Drumming on an atabaque. The atabaque (UK: / ˌ æ t ə ˈ b æ k i / AT-ə-BAK-ee, US: / ˌ ɑː t ə ˈ b ɑː k i / AH-tə-BAH-kee, Brazilian Portuguese:) is a tall, wooden, Afro-Brazilian hand drum, similar to conga.
Axé (Portuguese pronunciation:) is a popular music genre originated in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil in the 1980s, fusing different Afro-Caribbean genres, such as marcha, reggae, and calypso. It also includes influences of Brazilian music such as frevo , forró and carixada.
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Pombajira (from Kimbundu: pambu ia njila, lit. ' crossroads ' [1]) is the name of an Afro-Brazilian spirit evoked by practitioners of Umbanda and Quimbanda in Brazil. [2] [3] She is the consort of Exu, who is the messenger of the Orixas in Candomblé.
Visceral fat is the type of fat that surrounds your internal organs in your abdomen. It can be particularly worrisome because it's housed in places where fat shouldn’t be stored in excess. While ...