Candomblé

…Brazil the music of the Candomblé religion, for example, can be directly linked to 18th- and 19th-century forms of orisha worship among the Yoruba. In a similar manner, Umbanda religious ceremonies are an extension of traditional healing sessions still practiced in Angola, and vodun religious music among the Fon of…

…syncretic religions, such as Macumba, Candomblé, Xangô, and Umbanda, that blend Christian beliefs with rites imported from Africa or with spiritualistic practices. Candomblé predominates in Bahia. The Nagô Candomblé sect, derived from the religion of enslaved Yoruba, is particularly widespread and influences the rites of other sects. Macumba and Umbanda…

…a religious system known as Candomblé, closely based on the orisha deity worship of the Yoruba of modern Nigeria and Benin. Wooden carvings of specific deities, dating to the late 19th and early 20th centuries around Bahia, may reflect later examples of a now-vanished colonial tradition that was permitted by…

with Santería in Cuba, Candomblé in Brazil, and Vodou in Haiti—dance developed special meaning. Dance was a mechanism for escape from emotional stress and one way to restore the emotional and physical well-being of the individual and community.

…dance movements were inspired by Candomblé dance and emphasized healing. Beginning in the 1970s, this message of Black pride was echoed by many parading groups called blocos afros. Their themes, costumes, and choreography were African-inspired, and they displayed the fluid motion of their torsos and sweeping arm gestures.

…sects, the most important are Candomblé and Umbanda.