Brasilians understood that the Devil is female, they called it POMBA GIRA.
And the Lord of Darkness and Evil supposedly left His Throne to the Mother of all Witches:
MARIA PADILHA.
And now the poor devil runs errands between worlds chasing after the Lady’s wishes.
Far beyond the Faust of Gí¶ethe and Marlow, a Margherita became the Mistress subverting the tale of Bulgakov; the afrobrasilians gave a magickal vision of certain behaviours, of society using metaphors and archetypes with the classy imagery of myths and the good common sense of folks.

About Manuel Congo

A renowned Palero, Babalawo, Ajarn and Hougan, Manuel Congo lives in rural Italy, where he spends most of his free time touring on his custom Harley Davidson. An avid ethnographer and noted expert on Italian witchcraft, Manuel has spent decades working for elite clients around the world, conducting investigations in locales as far-flung as Togo and Thailand. He enjoys rainy days, BBQ and blondes.

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