Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil
August 15, 2018
Featuring: Olukóobirin Elba. / @elbasantossilva
Irmandade da Nossa Senhorada Boa Morte (Sisterhood of Our Lady of the Good Death) is a small but renowned Afro-Catholic religious group in the city of Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil.
Founded in the early 19th century as a Church-sponsored beneficent Sisterhood for female African slaves and former slaves, it became one of the oldest and most respected worship groups for Candomblé, the major African-based religion in Brazil. Presently reduced to about thirty members (from 200 or so at its height), most of them over fifty, it still attracts worshipers every year, especially at its August festival. Samba de Roda is a traditional form of playing and dancing the samba in a circle.
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