Zoogodô Bogum Malê Rundó
Candomblé temple in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zoogodô Bogum Malê Rundó, also known as the Terreiro do Bogum, is a Candomblé terreiro in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is located high in the Engenho Velho da Federação, or simply Federação neighborhood of Salvador on Ladeira do Bogum, a narrow street, formerly known as Ladeira Manoel do Bonfim. It is an area long associated with residents of Kingdom of Dahomey descent. The terreiro covers 1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft), of which 600 square metres (6,500 sq ft) is used for and includes religious structures and open spaces.[2][3][4][5]
Zoogodô Bogum Malê Rundó | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Candomblé |
Sect | Jejé |
District | Engenho Velho da Federação |
Deity | Oxossi, Xango |
Leadership | Zaídes Iracema de Melo[1] |
Location | |
Municipality | Salvador, Bahia |
Country | Brazil |
Geographic coordinates | 12.9985°S 38.4954°W / -12.9985; -38.4954 |
Architecture | |
Date established | 1835 or 1858 |
The terreiro is associated with the Jejé branch of the religion; it is both the first and last remaining Jejé terreiro in the region. It differs from other Candomblé terreiros of the Salvador region in its use of the Ewe language of present-day Benin, in contrast to the widespread use of Yoruba in other temples. The temple uses the term vodun for its deities in place of the more common orixás; it is one of its numerous similarities to Haitian Vodou. The Bogum community closely related to Jejé temples in Cachoeira, a small city in the Recôncavo Baiano in the interior of Bahia. The Zoogodô Bogum Malê Seja Undé (Roça do Ventura) terreiro in Cachoeira shares a lineage with Zoogodô Bogum Malê Rundó.[2][4]