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  2. Old Believers - Wikipedia

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    Old Believers, also called Old Ritualists, [a] ... Most families moved to Brazil and Argentina, some moved to the USA and Australia. [34] [35]

  3. Russian Brazilians - Wikipedia

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    In the 1970s, a group of approximately 350 families of Russian Old Believers left Colônia Santa Cruz, in Ponta Grossa, and founded Colônia Russa, in the municipality of Poxoréu. Years later, the colony area was dismembered along with the district giving rise to the municipality of Primavera do Leste , in the state of Mato Grosso .

  4. Religion in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    The Baháʼí Faith in Brazil started in 1919 with Baháʼís first visiting the country that year, [60] and the first Baháʼí Local Spiritual Assembly in Brazil was established in 1928. There followed a period of growth with the arrival of coordinated pioneers from the United States finding national Brazilian converts and in 1961 an ...

  5. Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church - Wikipedia

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    The Church of Our Lady of the Sign of Old Believers (of the New-Pomorian Confession), St. Petersburg, Russia. The Pomorian Old Orthodox Churches are headed by National Councils and Spiritual Commissions in Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine. There are also Pomorian parishes in the United States, Brazil, and

  6. History of Candomblé - Wikipedia

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    It was during this period that the Engenho Velho ("Old Sugar Mill") terreiro was established; it was from this group that most Nagô terreiros descended. [27] Various records indicated that Creoles and Whites were also sometimes taking part in the rites which the police were suppressing. [29] In 1822, Brazil declared itself independent of ...

  7. Brazilian mythology - Wikipedia

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    Brazilian mythology is a rich and diverse part of Brazilian folklore with cultural elements, comprising folk tales, traditions, characters, and beliefs. The category is representative of Brazil’s greater culture, being a melting pot of Iberic traditions brought by the Portuguese settlers, African traditions brought by Africans during the ...

  8. Harbin Russians - Wikipedia

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    The common language was Russian, with some Siberian variations. Many Czarist Imperial officers amongst "old believers" contributed to maintain strong links to Russian culture, literature and music. Almost the entire population of Asheng emigrated to Australia and Brazil.

  9. Category:Old Believers - Wikipedia

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    Former Old Believers (4 P) M. Morozov family (merchants) (14 P) S. Old Believer saints (5 P) Pages in category "Old Believers"