Macumba - The darker side of Brazil


This gorgeous Brazilian carnival costume is actually a representation of one of Ymanjaya, the most powerful of the ancient African gods - and the Virgin Mary. Macumba, the secret religion of many in Brazil, incorporates Afro-Christian beliefs and then blends them with a type of voodoo.
When in Rio, the visitor is never far from Macumba, the African black magic (known in Haiti as voodoo), which plays such a large part in the life of Afro-Brazilians. While being driven to look at the most elegant parts of Rio de Janiero, I noticed some cigars and matches laid out in a special way in front of a millionaire's house. The article describes the scene and the story that our Brazilian guide told us. We had stumbled on a Macumba curse to kill the house-owner.

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