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Heritage
In the nineteenth century, thousands of Afro-Brazilians crossed the Atlantic in reverse — back to the West African coast. They brought Portuguese, Catholicism, Brazilian architecture and surnames that still mark Ouidah today. The Agudás are one of the Atlantic's most forgotten stories.
Candomblé and Vodun share a common root — but three centuries of separate evolution have made them distinct. Neither is a copy of the other. This guide explores the connections, the divergences, and what it means for a candomblé practitioner to visit Ouidah.