Yoruba reference
in Brazil

The Oduduwa Cultural Center, founded in 1988 by bàbálórìṣà Síkírù Sàlámì (Bàbá King), is a leading institution in the dissemination of Yoruba culture and religion in Brazil. It promotes the teaching of the Yoruba language, the appreciation of African traditions, and the preservation of the ancestral wisdom of the Yoruba people, present in Nigeria, Togo, and Benin.
It provides reliable information grounded in ethical and moral principles that reflect the core of African peoples' ancient wisdom. To achieve this, it organizes courses, events, social projects, and oracular consultations using cowries. It brings traditionalist priests, musicians, and artists to Brazil, strengthening the Africanization of rituals, songs, and oral traditions.
Its work is even more important in Brazil, the country with the second-largest Black population in the world, only behind Nigeria, and the largest outside of Africa, as it reinforces Afro-descendant identity and helps recognize òrìṣà worship and Yoruba spirituality.

Oduduwa
Publishing House

Preserving and disseminating ancestral knowledge

Oduduwa Publishing House was founded with the mission of recording, preserving, and sharing the vast intellectual and spiritual heritage of the Yoruba tradition and African cultures in Brazil. Through reference works written by Bàbá King and other scholars, such as A Mitologia dos Orixás Africanos [The Mythology of the African Orishas] (1990), Cânticos dos Orixás na África [Chants of the Òrìṣà in Africa] (1991), and Exu e a Ordem do Universo [Èṣù and the Order of the Universe] (2011), the publisher contributes to making oral traditional knowledge accessible to researchers, practitioners, and interested individuals worldwide. Each publication is the result of a commitment to historical accuracy, the appreciation of the Yoruba language, and the strengthening of African roots.

Publications, dissertations, and theses

Works that record and share the spiritual foundations of the Yoruba tradition.

A Mitologia dos Orixás Africanos [The Mythology of the African Òrìṣà]

In this book, I intend to present part of my personal experience in the worship of these deities. It also presents data obtained...

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Cânticos dos Orixás na África [Chants of the Òrìṣà in Africa]

This work, written by this young African man in his early thirties, is the òrìṣà’s response – at the end of this 20th century...

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Exu e a ordem do universo [Èṣù and the order of the universe]

Èṣù. Is he benevolent or malevolent? Is he the Yoruba equivalent of Satan and the devil of the Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions?

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Ògún. Dor e júbilo nos rituais de morte [Ògún. Pain and joy in death rituals]

Deep connections were established between Africa and the Americas during the long period of slavery.

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Poemas de Ifá e valores de conduta social entre os Yoruba da Nigéria [Ifá poems and values of social conduct among the Yoruba people of Nigeria]

This study aims to demonstrate that certain oral statements from the Ifá Literary Corpus...

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Ogun a palavra de dor e júbilo entre os yorubá [Ògún, the word of sorrow and joy among the Yoruba]

Deep connections were established between Africa and the Americas during the long period of slavery.

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A Mitologia dos Orixás Africanos [The Mythology of the African Òrìṣà]

In this book, I intend to present part of my personal experience in the worship of these deities. It also presents data obtained...

Check out further information

Cânticos dos Orixás na África [Chants of the Òrìṣà in Africa]

This work, written by this young African man in his early thirties, is the òrìṣà’s response – at the end of this 20th century...

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Exu e a ordem do universo [Èṣù and the order of the universe]

Èṣù. Is he benevolent or malevolent? Is he the Yoruba equivalent of Satan and the devil of the Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions?

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Ògún. Dor e júbilo nos rituais de morte [Ògún. Pain and joy in death rituals]

Deep connections were established between Africa and the Americas during the long period of slavery.

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Poemas de Ifá e valores de conduta social entre os Yoruba da Nigéria [Ifá poems and values of social conduct among the Yoruba people of Nigeria]

This study aims to demonstrate that certain oral statements from the Ifá Literary Corpus...

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Ogun a palavra de dor e júbilo entre os yorubá [Ògún, the word of sorrow and joy among the Yoruba]

Deep connections were established between Africa and the Americas during the long period of slavery.

Check out further information

Online Courses

Learn wherever you are by exploring our online courses and expanding your knowledge of the orishas

Course About Ìyámi Òṣòròngà

Who are the powerful Ìyámi Òṣòròngà, and how to understand their strength and supremacy in relation to magic, good, and evil.

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Ifá And the Divination

Learn how to practice the divination in the correct sequence and how the secondary odù supplement the main odù. Understand the relationship between them through practical examples.

Further information about the practice of the divination

Orí – Personal Orisha and Guardian of One’s Destiny

Learn how to worship your Orí through actions, songs, and prayers. Learn about the elements offered to the Orí and their meanings.

Further information about the Orí

Ewé - The Power of Plants

Learn the theory and practice of working with plants and extracting the maximum of their àṣẹ, from harvesting to handling, just as practiced by wise people in Africa for millennia.

For further information about Òsányìn and about the power of plants.

The Power of the Àṣẹ Elements

Understand the active principles present in elements such as water, fire, earth, air, kola nuts, bitter kola, palm oil, shea butter, among others, from plants, mineral, and animal kingdoms. And how to apply them to maximize the extraction of their àṣẹ and its results.

For further information about àṣẹ elements

Abíkú and Ẹgbẹ́ – The Dynamics of the Àṣẹ of Life

Discover the òrìṣà of youth and over 20 Ẹgbẹ́ qualities and their functions, a topic explored for the first time outside Africa!

For further information about Abíkú and Ẹgbẹ́

Ọ̀ṣun – The Òrìṣà of Love and Progress

Learn about this important deity through her mythology, symbols, food, and leaves. Also learn about Ọ̀ṣun's qualities, names given in her honor, and her relationship with the abíkú.

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Ṣàngó – The Òrìṣà of Victory and Justice

Learn fundamental concepts about the worship of Ṣàngó, including offerings, symbols, meanings, and ways to obtain the àṣẹ of victory, justice, defense, and prosperity in life.

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Ajé – Òrìṣà of Wealth and Prosperity

Learn songs, prayers, and how to invoke Ajé to attract abundance into one's life in Yoruba, the sacred language of the òrìṣà, with translation into Portuguese.

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Olójó – The òrìṣà of Time and Cycles

Learn salutations, chants, and prayers to invoke Olójó in Yoruba, the sacred language of the òrìṣà, with translation into Portuguese.

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Spiritual Anatomy

When we talk about anatomy, we immediately think of the physical body. But there is also spiritual anatomy, which is just as responsible for human survival as one's physical constitution.

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Course About
Ìyámi Òṣòròngà

Who are the powerful Ìyámi Òṣòròngà, and how to understand their strength and supremacy in relation to magic, good, and evil.

Further information about Ìyámi Òṣòròngà