Brazil´s Biggest Afro-Brazilian Festival Celebrates a Sacred Sea Goddess
(World News Brazil)

A version of this article originally appeared on VICE Brazil. A warm and calming lavender scent filled the House of Iemanjá in Rio Vermelho, a neighborhood in the northern Brazilian city of Salvador. I arrived at the location, which was covered in photos of the Iemanjá, the queen of the sea, the day before the festival hosted in her honor. The orisha (a deity in Yoruba faith) is one of the most popular figures in Brazil....