The Afro-Brazilian religion that was born in the heart of Brazil, uniting African, indigenous, and Spiritism wisdom in a single faith.
Umbanda is a genuinely Brazilian religion, born at the beginning of the 20th century from the fusion of three great spiritual traditions: Candomblé (of African roots), Kardecist Spiritism and popular Catholicism, with influences also from the indigenous traditions of Brazil.
The most cited date for the birth of Umbanda is 1908, in Rio de Janeiro, when the medium Zélio de Moraes reportedly received the mission from the Caboclo das Sete Encruzilhadas to found a new religion, one that respected both Black people and Brazilian indigenous people.
In a short time, Umbanda spread throughout Brazil, adapting to different regions and local cultures. Today it is one of the most practiced religions in the country.
Each line is ruled by an orixá (orisha) and works with a specific group of spirits.
Oxalá
Mediums, Spirits of Light
Iemanjá (Yemoja)
Mermaids, Sailors
Oxóssi (Oshosi)
Caboclos, Boiadeiros
Omolu (Omulu)
Pretos-Velhos
Ogum
Warrior Caboclos
Xangô (Shango)
Sages, Hindus
Exu
Exus, Pombagiras
Everything you need to honor the Orixás and the spirits of Umbanda.
Orixás, Caboclos, Pretos-Velhos and all the spirits
Sacred herbs for smoke cleansing (defumação), baths and rituals
All colors and sizes for your ritual work
Orixás and spirits bead necklaces with quality materials
The heart of Umbanda is charity. Summarized in the phrase attributed to the Caboclo das Sete Encruzilhadas "give food to those who are hungry, give drink to those who are thirsty" it guides all the ritual work: the spirits descend in the giras not for themselves, but to help those seeking comfort, healing and guidance, always free of charge.
The terreiro is the house where this faith is organized. Under the leadership of the pai or mãe de santo, the mediums develop their mediumship with study, discipline and humility. The gira begins with the smoke cleansing (defumação) that purifies the environment, the pontos (sung chants) that call the spirits and the chain formed by all those present.
Every detail has meaning: the candles, the herbs, the bead necklaces and the white clothes help to sustain the energy of the ritual work. To support this practice with respect and quality, Joia Mística Laroyê gathers everything the terreiro and the medium need, in Extrema, Minas Gerais and with shipping to all of Brazil.
Oxum (Oshun) in Umbanda is the orixá of the waterfalls, celebrated on Saturdays, with a blue or yellow candle depending on the house. See the falange, who descends in the gira and what is requested.
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Oxum sung chant calls and dismisses the waterfall line. See the lily in the house of Zélio and in Pai Maneco, the sung chants with author, the maleime and the ijexá of the chant.
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Xangô sung chant calls, firms and dismisses the quarry line. See the sung chants from the house of Zélio, the lily that turns into a book and the double-edged oxé in the ponto riscado.
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Extrema, Minas Gerais · South of Minas
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