The Òrìsà-worshipping people of Brazil
It is not new knowledge that the Yoruba people and culture are spread across Africa and, owing to slave trade, parts of Cuba, Jamaica, Brazil, and Trinidad and Tobago.
In Brazilian cities such Salvador, the first colonial capital of Brazil, the Yoruba influence, dating back to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, is still much tangible. This gives birth to the Òrìsà-worshipping people of Brazil.
Salvador, Bahia state, is one of the many Brazilian areas influenced heavily by West African Slaves, birthing traditional worship of Yoruba gods, festivals and food.
The African slaves from the west, carried along their Yoruba religion with them when they were brought to Brazil. This religion is referred to as Candomblé by Afro-Brazilians — a religion that seeks harmony with nature.
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