Umbanda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ũˈbɐ̃dɐ]) is a religion that emerged in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the 1920s. Deriving largely from Spiritism, it also... 86 KB (11,663 words) - 04:37, 9 April 2024 |
Quimbanda (section Relationship with Umbanda) connotations. Historically, the term Quimbanda has been used by practitioners of Umbanda, a religion established in Brazil during the 1920s, to characterise the... 17 KB (2,318 words) - 17:08, 13 March 2024 |
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... 14 KB (1,707 words) - 19:03, 1 February 2024 |
for most Afro-Brazilian religious traditions, including Candomblé and Umbanda. In a more limited sense, macumba is used only to characterise traditions... 9 KB (1,164 words) - 18:28, 2 February 2024 |
Crossroads (folklore) (redirect from Crossroads (Umbanda)) In folklore, crossroads may represent a location "between the worlds" and, as such, a site where supernatural spirits can be contacted and paranormal events... 17 KB (1,997 words) - 18:01, 5 March 2024 |
Rational Culture (section Umbanda) 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... 15 KB (1,772 words) - 17:25, 13 March 2024 |
confused with the patipembas used in Palo, nor the pontos riscados used in Umbanda and Quimbanda, as these are separate African religions. Possible origins... 4 KB (450 words) - 07:14, 15 August 2023 |