Batuque is an Afro-Brazilian religion, practiced mainly in Brazil. [1] [2] [3] [4] The Batuque pantheon includes spirits rather than gods, who are mostly thought to come in two types: Catholic saints and encantados ( anthropomorphic spirits who "inhabit the tangible world" and mostly come from Brazil, although there are foreigners in their rank). [4] " Spirit possession and mediumship are...integral to Batuque worship." [4]
The religion started in the cities of Belém [4] and Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul.
Batuque is an Afro-Brazilian religion, practiced mainly in Brazil. [1] [2] [3] [4] The Batuque pantheon includes spirits rather than gods, who are mostly thought to come in two types: Catholic saints and encantados ( anthropomorphic spirits who "inhabit the tangible world" and mostly come from Brazil, although there are foreigners in their rank). [4] " Spirit possession and mediumship are...integral to Batuque worship." [4]
The religion started in the cities of Belém [4] and Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul.