Brazilian artist Gustavo Nazareno left Minas Gerais for São Paulo because his aunt, a practitioner of the Afro-Brazilian ...

Elsewhere, an Umbanda priestess named Mother Fernanda -- the practitioner of another Afro-Brazilian religion -- tearfully assesses damage to her vandalized temple, where sacred items were destroyed ...

Mãe Gilda became a symbol for the religions of an African matrix after her home in Salvador was attacked According to the “II Report on Religious Intolerance: Brazil, Latin America and the ...

Sao Paulo’s Hebraica is the largest Jewish organization in Brazil, with 18,000 members. Its activities include sports competitions, theater, youth movements, religious services, music and dance ...

True Religion has tapped Brazilian pop star Anitta to kick off its new marketing platform, called "Own Your True." "Anitta isn't afraid to be bold and confident," Kristen D'Arcy, True Religion's ...

According to the latest census data in 2010, nearly 600,000 Brazilians identify as followers of religions of African origin, such as Candomble and Umbanda A Bible left on the ground of a ...

Elsewhere, an Umbanda priestess named Mother Fernanda -- the practitioner of another Afro-Brazilian religion -- tearfully assesses damage to her vandalized temple, where sacred items were ...