Povo Mehinako
The Mehinako people. Utawana Village. Mato Grosso state. Population of less than 300 people
Povo Xavante
The Xavante people. Wai'á ritual. Pimentel Barbosa Indigenous lands. Roncador mountain range. Canarana. Mato Grosso state. 210 people in the village
Povo Yawanawá (day)
The Yawanawá people. Chief Bira Yawanawá . Gregório Rosário Indigenous lands. Acre state. Population of at least 1000 inhabitants
Povo Yawanawá (night)
The Yawanawá people. Chief Bira Yawanawá . Gregório Rosário Indigenous lands. Acre state. Population of at least 1000 inhabitants
Povo Huni Kuin
The Huni Kuin people. The Kaxinawá people. Huni Kuin Guardians. Rapé Snuff. Ayahuasca. Ritual in Rio de Janeiro. Acre state. Population of 11.000 Huni Kuin
Povo Krahô
Multi-ethnic Village. Amerindian cultures. Krahô, Fulni-ô, Kayapó, Kariri Xocó, Yawalapiti, Xavante. Saint George Village. Chapada dos Veadeiros. Goiás state
Povo Fulni-ô
Multi-ethnic Village. Amerindian cultures. Krahô, Fulni-ô, Kayapó, Kariri Xocó, Yawalapiti, Xavante. Saint George Village. Chapada dos Veadeiros. Goiás state
Povo Yawalapiti
Multi-ethnic Village. Amerindian cultures. Krahô, Fulni-ô, Kayapó, Kariri Xocó, Yawalapiti, Xavante. Saint George Village. Chapada dos Veadeiros. Goiás state
Povo Xavante
Multi-ethnic Village. Amerindian cultures. Krahô, Fulni-ô, Kayapó, Kariri Xocó, Yawalapiti, Xavante. Saint George Village. Chapada dos Veadeiros. Goiás state
Povo Kariri-Xocó
Multi-ethnic Village. Amerindian cultures. Krahô, Fulni-ô, Kayapó, Kariri Xocó, Yawalapiti, Xavante. Saint George Village. Chapada dos Veadeiros. Goiás state
Povo Kayapó
Multi-ethnic Village. Amerindian cultures. Krahô, Fulni-ô, Kayapó, Kariri Xocó, Yawalapiti, Xavante. Saint George Village. Chapada dos Veadeiros. Goiás state
Círio de Nazaré
Círio de Nazaré. Procession. Catholicism. Fafá and Gaby. Belém. Pará state. Amazon. October. 2 million people
Holy Week
Holy Week. Torch Procession (Fogaréu). Popular Catholicism. Goiás Velho city. Goiás state. Maundy Thursday. Since 1745
Serenatas de Goiás Velho
Holy Week. Torch Procession (Fogaréu). Popular Catholicism. Goiás Velho city. Goiás state. Maundy Thursday. Since 1745
Bom Jesus da Lapa
Pilgrimage to Bom Jesus da Lapa. Catholicism. Bom Jesus da Lapa. Bahia. August 1, 2015. 700 thousand pilgrims every year since the 1600s
Pilgrimage of Padre Cícero
Padre Cícero Pilgrimage. Procession. Catholicism. Juazeiro do Norte. Cariri. Ceará state. Since 1889. 500 thousand people
Basilica of the Penha
Our Lady of Penha Festivities. Popular Catholicism. Our Lady of Penha Basilica. Penha neighborhood. Rio de Janeiro
Igreja da Libertação
Maundy Ceremony (Cerimônia Lava-Pés). Igreja da Libertação. Goiás Velho City.
Folia de Reis Santa Marta
Folia de Reis Penitentes de Santa Marta (Three Kings’ Day Festivities). Master Riquinho. Master Clown Ronaldo. Favela Santa Marta. Rio de Janeiro. December 25th
Festa de Obaluaê
Offering to Obaluaê. Candomblé. Afro Brazil. Father Duda. Cachoeira. Bahia. July
Festa de Xangô
Ayabás Festivities. Candomblé. Afro Brazil. Mother Gisèle Omindarewá. Santa Cruz da Serra. Baixada Fluminense. Rio de Janeiro. November
Festa das Ayabás
Ayabás Festivities. Candomblé. Afro Brazil. Mother Gisèle Omindarewá. Santa Cruz da Serra. Baixada Fluminense. Rio de Janeiro. November
Festa de Oxum
Xambá. Afro Brazil. Oxum’s Ceremony at Terreiro de Xambá (Toque de Oxum no Terreiro de Xambá). Babalorixá Ivo da Xambá. Yalorixá Mãe Lourdes da Xambá. Xambá Community. Bongar Group. Olinda city. Pernambuco. February
Igreja Rosário dos Pretos
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black Men of the Pelourinho. Syncretic mass. Catholicism. Candomblé. Afro Brazil. Brotherhood of Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Homens Pretos. Salvador. Bahia. Built in the XVIII century.
Festa do Divino
Divino Festivities. Caixeiras do Divino. Father Euclides Menezes Ferreira Talabyian. Fanti Ashanti House. São Luís. Maranhão State. Since the 19th century
Ritual de Tambor de Mina
Divino Festivities. Caixeiras do Divino. Father Euclides Menezes Ferreira Talabyian. Fanti Ashanti House. São Luís. Maranhão State. Since the 19th century
Divino Espírito Santo
Divino Festivities. Caixeiras do Divino. Father Euclides Menezes Ferreira Talabyian. Fanti Ashanti House. São Luís. Maranhão State. Since the 19th century
Festejo dos Santos e Orixás
Terecô de Codó. Saints and Orixás Festivities at the Umbanda Spiritist Tent of Queen Iemanjá (Tenda Espírita de Umbanda Rainha Iemanjá). Umbanda. Afro Brazil. Bita do Barão. Codó. Maranhão. Since the 1800s.
Tambor de Mina
Tambor de Mina. Praise to Orixás, Voduns and Enchanted. Father Lindomar Saraiva Barros. Terreiro de Mina Dom Miguel. São Luís. Maranhão state. Terreiro established over 23 years ago
Chica Baiana e Maria Padilha
Incorporation. Terecô. Pedro de Oxum. Dona Chica Baiana & Dona Maria Padilha. Codó. Maranhão
Tambores Silenciosos de Olinda
Recordings made during the Night of the Silent Drums in Olinda, a night of celebration, processions and music with the most important Maracatu groups in the region gathering and celebrating their Afro identity in the midst of Carnival
Tambores Silenciosos de Recife
Recordings made during the Night of the Silent Drums in Recife, a night of celebration, processions and music with the most important Maracatu groups in the region gathering and celebrating their Afro identity in the midst of Carnival
Maracatu Boi Naná
Recordings made during the famous Maracatu rehearsal in Recife, a night led by the late master Naná Vasconcelos amidst hundreds of percussionists, a few days before the official opening of Carnival, plus a special recording of the young Boi Maracatu de Arcoverde, mixing Bumba-Meu-Boi tradition from Maranhão with the drum rhythms of Pernambuco
Caboclinhos
Recordings made in the suburbs of Recife during a Caboclinhos encounter, a local musical tradition happening mostly in and around Carnival celebrations
Maracatu Rural
Recordings made during the famous Maracatu Rural rehearsals in the small town of Nazaré da Mata in Pernambuco, with the most ancient Maracatu of Brazil, Cambinda Brasileira, in a night and a day leading to the official Carnival celebrations
Afoxé Alafin Oyó
Recordings made during the annual procession of the 'Afoxé' group Alafin Oyó during Carnival, a direct street emanation of a Candomblé ritual made for the public space, chanting and celebrating their Afro roots in the midst of the chaos of Olinda, Pernambuco
Congados de Ouro Preto
Recordings made during the annual procession of the Congado groups in the ancient town of Ouro Preto, an afro-catholic Brazilian tradition encountered mostly in the states of Minas Gerais & São Paulo and mixing African type of drumming and chants to the Saints in a very syncretic type of street ritual
Moçambique Treze de Maio
Recordings made on the day of the recognition of the late Dona Isabel, Queen of the Congados, as Master of Popular Culture of Belo Horizonte
Festa de Iemanjá
Recordings made in Salvador de Bahia on February 2nd, known as the annual Day for Iemanjá, the Sea Goddess of the Orixás pantheon, the most important deity celebrated in the Afro-culture of Brazil
Congo de Reis
Recordings made during the annual procession of the Congo group and the gathering of the local Folia de Reis, in the ancient town of Nova Almeida, state of Espírito Santo
Bumba-Meu-Boi
Recordings made during the night and day annual celebration of the Bumba-Meu-Boi tradition of Maranhão, following the group Unidos de Santa Fé through the diverse streets and stages where they perform their chants, dances, and the ancient story of the enchanted bull
Terreiro Tia Maria da Bahia
Recordings of an Umbanda ritual happening during New Year's Eve on the beach of Copacabana, Brazil's biggest new year party that attracts two million of people praising Iemanjá and watching the traditional fireworks
Casa do Caminho
Recordings made at the Casa do Caminho, a spiritist house near São Paulo welcoming every week hundreds of people ready to receive messages from their ancestors and family members through the powerful mediums working in the place
Centro de Umbanda Caboclo Sete Flechas
Recordings of a traditional Umbanda ritual in the neighborhood of Alto da Boa Vista, in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro
Templo do Vale do Sol e da Lua
Recordings of an Umbanda ritual at the modern Temple of the Sun and the Moon, an hour drive from the city of Rio de Janeiro and often populated by young artists and musicians
Almas e Angola
Recordings of a rare Almas e Angola ritual dedicated to Exu, a local form of Umbanda encountered in the suburbs of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina state
Flor da Montanha (Santo Daime)
Recordings of a New Year's Eve Daime ritual at the legendary Ayahuasca church in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro, the first who explored the links between the Santo Daime doctrine and the Umbanda practices
Flor da Montanha (Feitio)
Recordings of a Ayahuasca making ritual (a 'feitio') at the legendary Ayahuasca church in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro, the first who explored the links between the Santo Daime doctrine and the Umbanda practices
Flor da Montanha (Girinha)
Recordings of a Gira ritual at the legendary Ayahuasca church in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro, the first who explored the links between the Santo Daime doctrine and the Umbanda practices
União do Vegetal
Recordings at the 'Temple of the Universal order of Salomon', a centre belonging to the 'União do Vegetal' organization, in Rio Branco, Acre
Flor do Lótus
Recordings at a Santo Daime church in Rio Branco, Acre, at a centre nearby the original church of Mestre Irineu, where the line is traditional and the hymns are classical ones
Jurema Sagrada
Recordings of the 'Sacred Jurema' encounter, the annual Kipupa Malunguinho gathering, an encounter of Juremeiros from the Northeast of Brazil and a place of resistance
Teia da Lua
Recordings made during a 'roda de Rapé', an hybrid ceremony in a urban female circle, mixing the use of the tobacco indigenous snuff with powerful chants originating from various south-american cultures, in the southern city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
A Barquinha (ritual 1)
Recordings made in Rio Branco, Acre state, at the Barquinha - or 'Little Boat'. A surreal cult mixing a Catholic environment with songs for Jesus and Mary, visions given by the plant towards a complex myth involving sailing through levels of consciousness, and an incredibly contagious music
A Barquinha (ritual 2)
Recordings made in Rio Branco, Acre state, at the Barquinha - or 'Little Boat'. A surreal cult mixing a Catholic environment with songs for Jesus and Mary, visions given by the plant towards a complex myth involving sailing through levels of consciousness, and an incredibly contagious music
Antonio Pedro's Enverseios
Recordings of the music of Antonio Pedro, an ex-rubber tapper from Acre turned sacred healer, a musician who developed its own personal universe around the Ayahuasca. This album covers his own 'enverseios', songs he received from the power of the entheogen
Antonio Pedro's Ayawaska
Recordings of the music of Antonio Pedro, an ex-rubber tapper from Acre turned sacred healer, a musician who developed its own personal universe around the Ayahuasca. This is the recording of a night of ritual, the first and only time he opened it to visitors
Fraternidade Kayman (I)
Recording of an 'Umbandaime' ritual, mixing various spiritual techniques and music at the Fraternidade Kayman, an eclectic spiritual center in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Fraternidade Kayman (II)
Recordings of an experimental 'Encantado' ('Enchanted') ritual at the Fraternidade Kayman, an eclectic spiritual center in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Fraternidade Kayman (III)
Recordings of a ritual for Oxum, goddess of rivers and sweet waters, in the mountains of Lumiar by the Fraternidade Kayman
Fraternidade Kayman (IIII)
Recordings of a Santo Daime ritual, singing the entire Book of Hymns of Pai João de Aruanda, on the beach of Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, by the Fraternidade Kayman
Fraternidade Kayman (IIIII)
Recordings of an experimental 'Umbandaime' ritual celebrating the New Year and the Orixá Iemanjá on the beach of Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, by the Fraternidade Kayman
Santuário do Roncador
Recording of the Incan New Year ritual at the Mystic Sanctuary of the Roncador, a sacred cavern in the state of Mato Grosso
Metamorfose
Recording of a tantra ritual at the Metamorfose Centre, a Brazilian hybrid based on an ancient Indian spiritual technique
Templo Positivista
Recording of a Sunday cult at the Positivist Temple of Porto Alegre, the only temple belonging to the 'Religion of Humanity' still active in the world
Tao
Recording of a ritual at the Taoist Society of Brazil, an institution in the neighbourhood of Cosme Velho, Rio de Janeiro
The Prem Baba Satsang
Recordings of some spiritual chants at the Novo Portal da Chapada, an ashram belonging to famed Brazilian guru Sri Prem Baba, in the Chapada dos Veadeiros
Vale do Amanhecer
Recordings from the 'Valley of Dawn', a unique spiritual center near Brasília, mixing various beliefs and spiritual techniques in a very complex form of cult to develop higher healing consciousness
Monte dos Evangélicos
Recordings from the 'Jacob's Ladder', a hill in the neighborhood of Irajá, north zone of Rio, which became a place of cult for various evangelical communities in recent years
Sounds of Marajó
Recordings from the island of Marajó, the largest fluvial island in the world and a deeply mystical place, home to many cults and spiritualities