1.(Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin • Topics: Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, Brasil • Hypernyms: cult 2. popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult • Hypernyms: popular music, popular music genre 3. a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing • Hypernyms: cult, cultus, religious cult