 Practises brought over by African slaves from West Africa, Mixed with indigenous South American tradition to develop their own flavour.During the suppression of Culto Omoloco or Umbanda by the Roman Catholic Church a period of syncretism commenced that included the introduction of images of the saints present in the churches presenting a new look for repressors behind which the Africans worshipped their gods and ancestors.This process of merger continued with the introduction of Kardecist spiritism and includes spiritualists.