Brazil Slide Series: Collection Candomble, Slide No. 0098.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Klaus Wirth

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

Black boy selling NS do Bonfim ribbons in Salvador. The NS do Bonfin Church is used both by the Candomblé and Catholic devotees. The Senhor do Bonfin represents Jesus Christ for the Catholics and the orixá Oxala, the universal father, in the Candomblés.Menino negro vendendo fitas de Nosso Senhor do Bonfim em Salvador. A igreja de N. S. do Bonfim é usada tanto por devotos do candomblé como da igreja católica. O Senhor do Bonfim representa Jesus Cristo para os católicos e o orixá Oxalá, o pai universal, no candomblé.

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