Brazil Slide Series: Collection Candomble, Slide No. 0022.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

The statue of the patron saint Nossa Senhora da Boa Morte being carried by followers from the Church. Images of Catholic saints also are used in Afro-Brazilian cults or Candombles.Imagem da santa padroeira, Nossa Senhora da Boa Morte, sendo carregada da igreja por devotos. Imagens de santos católicos são também usadas nos cultos afrobrasileiros ou candomblés.

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

Rights

Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1994