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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The religion of Candomblé was banned for centuries out of fear that its celebrations were associated with witchcraft. Photograph ...

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A street band playing at Pelourinho in Salvador. The sound of drums is constant in this Afro-Caribbean area. Photo / Getty Images Eleanor Hughes is mesmerised by the sound of Brazilian history. The ...

Members of Brazil’s growing evangelical movement are increasingly threatening to followers of Candomblé, as the churches compete for souls and space Dressed in the traditional white robes of the ...