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Caption: BRAZIL, Bahia State : in Salvador de Bahia Pai do Santo or Candomble priest dressed in white and wearing the collars corresponding to the rules of the Afro Brazilian religion called Candomble.
Location: BRAZIL, Bahia State
Copyright: © Mireille Vautier
AGPix ID: AGPix_mireillevautier_0095
Photo Alignment: 35mm (vertical)
Comments: This religion came from Africa with the slaves most of them Yoruba people It is called Candomble in the State of Bahia and Macumba in Rio and is the equivalent of the Haitian Voodoo The ceremonies dedicated to the Orishas are celebrated either by Pai Do Santo or Mai Do Santo always dressed in white clothes and take place in terreiros where tourists are not admitted

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