However, during the period of slavery and for many decades following its abolition in Brazil in 1888, Candomblé practices were banned by the government and by the Catholic church, and its practitioners were severely punished.
Sin embargo, durante el periodo de esclavitud y por muchas décadas luego de su abolición en Brazil en 1888, las prácticas del Candomblé estuvieron prohibidas por el gobierno y la iglesia Católica, y sus practicantes eran severamente castigados.