How has the relationship of these neighborhoods with spirituality been and is it today? Has faith in the forced displacements suffered by the Afro-descendant community served any purpose? Casildo answers these questions and tells us a few more things.
Roots Afro cults in Uruguay Prejudices
Learn about the ancestral roots of these cults, where they come from and which are the most popular in Uruguay. The rituals of the Afro-Umbandist cults have always been misnamed as «macumbas». Learn the true meaning of that word and its derogatory use towards practitioners of these religions.
Iemanjá Nature Green Afroumbandism
We tell you who Iemanjá is, that revered deity that fills the beaches every February 2. Afro-Umbandist cults and nature are intimately linked: here we explain that intense and special relationship. Meet Afroumbandismo Verde, an initiative for the care of the environment carried out by temples of Matriz Afro and the Municipal Government of Montevideo.
Community coexistence Culture of Peace
In addition to the importance of nature for Afro-Umbandist cults, some moral values are essential among their parishioners, while those promoted by the consumer society are resisted.
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People who tell us stories and places that have built the life of the neighborhoods.
We invite you to meet them, go to a point on the map and scan the code.
Each point of the tour is independent of the others geographically and chronologically.
You can visit them in any order and any day of the year, at any time.
