Um Trabalho Bonito de Umbanda | Umbanda: Offerings of Faith

O documentário UM TRABALHO BONITO DE UMBANDA expõe a história da religião brasileira Umbanda e suas práticas. Através de entrevistas com umbandistas e estudiosos do assunto, o filme desvenda e desmistifica a religião, fundada no Rio de Janeiro em 1908 por Zélio Fernandino de Moraes, através da sincretização de crenças de origem africana, europeia e indígena.




UMBANDA: OFFERINGS OF FAITH is a feature-length documentary that examines the history of this syncretic religion, founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1908 by Zélio Fernandino de Moraes. The film features interviews with followers of Umbanda, scenes of their practices and rituals, and a historical exposition of the roots of the faith, making connections to the influences of African, European, and Indigenous beliefs. In addition to Umbanda priests, priestesses, and initiates, the film includes interviews with scholars in the fields of anthropology, sociology, and languages whose research focuses on mythology and religions of African origin.