Jewish, muslim and gypsy influence in brazilian black identity

[Mortimer]

https://soundsandcolours.com/article...eligion-34130/

[Mortimer]

Like jews, gypsies arrived in Brazil in its moments of discovery. Gypsy is a generic name for diverse peoples, but sharing common ties. Gypsies were an important element to settle and populate brazilian territory, then they tend to be an important component into the core of brazilian population. During colonial period, most gypsies that came to Brazil were of Calé/Kalon source, from Iberia. After independence, Brazil started to receive also gypsies from old Turk Ottoman territories, Greece, Balkans, Germany and Eastern Europe. Gypsies are spread for all brazilian territory, despite it, they still are a very hermetical people, with many aspects of their identity being secrets, mysterious and unknown, however gypsies are important characters in brazilian culture and religiosity.

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[Sacrificed Ram]

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Umbanda emerged around 1910, as a "modernization" of beliefs and traditions that existed before it. With a very christian basis, they embrace concepts from african and native beliefs, to vedo-buddhism and even chinese taoism. Possibly with time and more contact with other traditions they will embrace even more content. Due contact with japanese community in Brazil, they will adopt even shintoist divinities in their pantheon.