Pomba Giras

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Pomba Giras are powerful female spirit entities in Afro-Brazilian religions, often associated with love, desire, justice, and crossroads, who act as intermediaries between humans and the spiritual world.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Pomba Gira 1
Pomba Gira Cigana 1
Pomba Giras canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afro-Brazilian religious spirit
class of spirits
female spirit
spiritual entity
associatedWith crossroads
desire
justice
love
magic
seduction
sexuality
witchcraft
cultCenter Brazil
function granting favors
love magic
protection
vengeance and justice
gender female
hasNotableExample Pomba Gira Cigana
linked to: Pomba Giras

Pomba Gira Maria Padilha
Pomba Gira Rainha
Pomba Gira das Sete Encruzilhadas
language Portuguese (in ritual context)
linkedConcept syncretism of African, Indigenous, and European elements
origin Afro-Brazilian cultural context
Brazil
perceivedAs ambivalent
dangerous if disrespected
powerful
relatedTo Exu
linked to: Elegguá
religiousTradition Afro-Brazilian religions
Quimbanda
Umbanda
role intermediary between humans and the spiritual world
sphereOfInfluence personal autonomy
romantic relationships
sexual relationships
social power dynamics
symbolicAssociation alcoholic beverages
cigarettes
crossroads
mirrors
night
red and black colors
worshipPractice mediumship
ritual offerings
songs and drumming
spirit possession ceremonies

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Umbanda hasSpiritType Pomba Giras
Exus conceptuallyRelatedTo Pomba Gira
linked to: Pomba Giras
Pomba Giras hasNotableExample Pomba Gira Cigana
linked to: Pomba Giras