Batuque (religion)

Batuque is an Afro-Brazilian religion, practiced mainly in Brazil. The Batuque pantheon includes spirits rather than gods, who are mostly thought to come in two types: Catholic saints and encantados (anthropomorphic spirits who "inhabit the tangible world" and mostly come from Brazil, although there are foreigners in their rank). "Spirit possession and mediumship are...integral to Batuque worship."

History
The religion started in the cities of Belém and Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul.