Candomblé

candomblé English Etymology en :bor pt-BR:Candomblé 1 en pt-BR Candomblé, from en kmb kandombe + en yo ilé house, meaning “candombe house”. Proper noun A religion, practiced mostly in Brazil, that blends African and Roman Catholic elements. en-US Orlando Mayorquín Luis Nicolau Parés Backlash to Anitta’s Music Video Evokes a Painful History in Brazil The New York Times 2024-05-18 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/arts/anitta-brazil-candomble.html 0362-4331 It wasn’t until the 20th century that mainstream society began to tolerate expressions of Candomblé in an effort to recognize Brazil’s African heritage and cultivate a stronger Brazilian national identity, said Luis Nicolau Parés, a professor of anthropology at the Federal University of Bahia in Brazil, who wrote a book about Candomblé. https://web.archive.org/web/20250720053232/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/arts/anitta-brazil-candomble.html 20 July 2025 Coordinate terms Umbanda Quimbanda macumba Translations religion Finnish: fi candomblé Portuguese: pt candomblé m en Religion Portuguese Etymology pt :af kmb:kandombe<bor> yo:ilé<bor> pt kmb kandombe + pt yo ilé house, meaning “candombe house”. Pronunciation pt Can dom blé Proper noun m en Candomblé Coordinate terms pt Umbanda pt Quimbanda pt macumba pt Religion