Кандомбле

Also known as Candomble, Batuque, Candonble, Cadomble

thumb|right|A practitioner dressed as the orixá Oba in Brazil; the possession of adherents by orixás is central to Candomblé Candomblé () is an African diasporic religion that developed in Brazil during the 19th century. It arose through a process of syncretism between several of the traditional religions of West and Central Africa, especially those of the Yoruba, Bantu, and Gbe, coupled with influences from Roman Catholicism. There is no central authority in control of Candomblé, which is organized around autonomous terreiros (houses).