YourTrueLand YourTrueLand
  • hiking trail
  • United States Conservancy
  • Atlas Obscura
  • LGBTQ Travel
  • luxury travel
  • travel guide
  • Mountain Adventure
  • Cobra Coral Foundation


    In Rio, a Reincarnated Spirit Can Chase Away the Rain

    In Rio, a Reincarnated Spirit Can Chase Away the Rain

    The belief that a religious or spiritual entity has the power to control the weather is widespread in Brazil, where there is “a ritualized understanding of nature,” says Renzo Taddei, an associate professor of anthropology at the Federal University of São Paulo who has studied the Foundation.