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These religions are generally based on the African concept of divine spirit — the Orishas of the Yoruba, the Inkice s of Bantu traditons, and the Voduns of Dahomey — often combined with European concepts such as Catholic saints, Kardecist spirits, and sometimes Native American deities.

• Brazil
  • Candomble
  • BatuqueBatuque is an Orisha cult, an Afro-Brazilian religion of Rio Grande do Sul State, in Brazil. It is closely related, if not identical, to Candomble.
  • UmbandaOriginating in Brazil in the 1920s, Umbanda is a religion that blends Catholicism, Kardecist Spiritualism and Afro-Brazilian traditions. Umbanda is juxtaposed with Quimbanda and distinct from both Macumba and Candomble. New religious movements Religions o
  • MacumbaMacumba is an Afro-Brazilian religion, common in many parts of Brazil. In some regions, notably Rio de Janeiro, it is closely akin, if not identical, to Candomble. However, Macumba is also a distinct cult, more akin to European witchcraft.
  • Xango of Recife

• HaitiHaiti is a country situated on the western third of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba; the Dominican Republic shares Hispaniola with Haiti. A former French colony, it was one of the first countries of the Americas, after the Unit
  • Vodun

• CubaAlternate meanings: see Cuba (disambiguation The Republic of Cuba is an archipelago in the northern Caribbean, in between the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. To the north are found the United States and the Bahamas, to the west M
  • Santería