Batuque (religion)
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Batuque is an Afro-Brazilian religion, practiced mainly in Brazil.[1][2][3][4] The Batuque pantheon includes spirits rather than gods, who are mostly thought to come in two types: Orixás and encantados or guias (anthropomorphic spirits who "inhabit the tangible world" and mostly come from Brazil, although there are foreigners in their rank),[4] like Candomblé religion, present in Bahia state in Brazil, mediumship and spirit possession are integral to Batuque worship.[4]
