Our social and educational projects are based on the Ẹgbẹ́ philosophy and prioritize the performance of rituals, initiations, and services aimed at the community.
Oduduwa is the mythical patriarch of the Yoruba people, considered the first inhabitant of Ilé-Ifé, the sacred city where it is believed he began the creation of the world.
The strength of the Òrìsà has its own home in Brazil.
Since 1988, the Oduduwa Temple of the Òrìsà has been conducting initiations, lectures, and ancestral worship rituals. Its headquarters in Mongaguá was built under the guidance of Ifá.
Síkírù Sàlámì - Bàbá King, a Yoruba priest born in Abeokuta (Nigeria), has lived in Brazil since the 1980s. In this country, he founded the Oduduwa Temple of the Òrìsà and the Oduduwa Cultural Center. He holds a PhD in Sociology from USP (University of São Paulo) and is an international reference in the Yoruba Traditional Religion, combining oral tradition and academic methodology. He conducts courses, initiations, and oracular consultations, pioneering the dissemination of knowledge about the Òrìsà in Brazil.
Founded in the late 1980s by Bàbálórìsà Síkírù Sàlámì, also known as Bàbá King, the cultural center is a reference in the dissemination of Yoruba culture, spirituality, and traditional religion in Brazil.