Umbanda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ũˈbɐ̃dɐ]) is a religion that emerged in Brazil in the 1920s. Deriving largely from Spiritism, it also combines elements...

connotations. Historically, the term Quimbanda has been used by practitioners of Umbanda, a religion established in Brazil during the 1920s, to characterise the...

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...

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...

In folklore, crossroads may represent a location "between the worlds" and, as such, a site where supernatural spirits can be contacted and paranormal events...

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...

Catholicism 28% Protestantism 12% no religion 5% other religions Spiritism Umbanda Candomblé, etc. Demonym(s) Brazilian Government Federal presidential republic...

confused with the patipembas used in Palo, nor the pontos riscados used in Umbanda and Quimbanda, as these are separate African religions. Possible origins...

for most Afro-Brazilian religious traditions, including Candomblé and Umbanda. In a more limited sense, macumba is used only to characterise traditions...

the Afro-Brazilian religions of Candomblé and Umbanda. It is considered sacred in Candomblé and Umbanda. The main instrument in Candomblé is the drum...

practices as varied as Haitian Vodou, Santería, Candomblé, Trinidad Orisha, Umbanda, and Oyotunji, among others. The concept of òrìṣà is similar to those of...

plant plays an important part in the Afro-Brazilian syncretic religion Umbanda, also representing the orisha Ogum (Ògún), as Ogum is syncretized with...

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...

The mythology or religion of most cultures incorporate a god of death or, more frequently, a divine being closely associated with death, an afterlife,...

and abroad, while also influencing the development of another religion, Umbanda, in the 1920s. Since the late 20th century, some practitioners have emphasized...

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...

20th century. The first took place in Niterói, with the establishment of Umbanda, traditionally initiated by the Caboclo das Sete Encruzilhadas (1908),...

Mississippi. ISBN 9781604730821. Barbosa, Ademir (2015). Dicionário de Umbanda. São Paulo: Anubis. pp. 108–109, 240. ISBN 9788567855264. Araujo, Carlos...

throughout South America; some examples are Santo Daime, Candomblé, and Umbanda. Crypto-Jews or Marranos, conversos, and Anusim were an important part...

and Cuba she is worshipped mainly as a sea/ocean deity. In Candomblé and Umbanda Yemanjá is one of the seven Orixás. White roses are used as a ritual offering...

Diasporic: Candomblé Bantu Jejé Ketu Comfa Convince Espiritismo Kumina Obeah Palo Quimbanda Santería Tambor de Mina Trinidad Orisha Umbanda Vodou Voodoo Winti...

their new moral identity. In contrast, Afro-Brazilian religions such as Umbanda and Candomblé provide tools to improve their economic success within prostitution...

practiced in the Americas, such as Santeria, Candomble, Vodun, Lucumi, Umbanda, and Macumba. Iranian religions are ancient religions whose roots predate...

Informally, in the tradition of the Afro-Brazilian syncretic religion Umbanda, Sebastian is often associated with Oxossi, especially in the state of...

organized various temples/centers for Umbanda. In 1939, the Spiritist Union of Umbanda in Brazil (União Espiritista de Umbanda do Brasil, or UEUB) was formed...

through their body. The concept of spirit possession is also found in Umbanda, an Afro-Brazilian folk religion that has origins in Yoruba people. According...

Maronite Melkite Ukrainian Catholic Eastern Orthodoxy Antiochian LDS Protestantism Islam Hinduism Judaism Syncretic Religions Candomblé Quimbanda Umbanda...

Africa developed into new world religions in Brazil called Candomblé, Umbanda, Xango, and Macumba. Historian Erika Edwards writes of the slave trade...

Yoruba mythology Candomblé Hoodoo Kumina Obeah Palo Quimbanda Santería Umbanda Vodou Abenaki mythology Blackfoot mythology Cherokee mythology Choctaw...

 'crossroads') is the name of an Afro-Brazilian spirit evoked by practitioners of Umbanda and Quimbanda in Brazil. She is the consort of Exu, who is the messenger...