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FILE - Brazilian singer Anitta performs during the Global Citizen Festival at Central Park in New York, Sept. 23, 2023. Anitta released a music video Tuesday, May 14, 2024, depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking some controversy. It is a rare personal offering from the artist, who grew up practicing the religion in Rio de Janeiro’s north zone.
- Yuki Iwamura - freelancer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - Anitta arrives at the 24th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Seville, Spain, Nov. 16, 2023. Anitta released a music video Tuesday, May 14, 2024, depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking some controversy. It is a rare personal offering from the artist, who grew up practicing the religion in Rio de Janeiro’s north zone.
- Vianney Le Caer - invision linkable, Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP
FILE - Brazilian singer Anitta listens to a question during a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 5, 2019. Anitta released a music video Tuesday, May 14, 2024, depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking some controversy. It is a rare personal offering from the artist, who grew up practicing the religion in Rio de Janeiro’s north zone.
- Leo Correa - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - Brazilian singer Anitta, center, performs at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 5, 2019. Anitta released a music video Tuesday, May 14, 2024, depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking some controversy. It is a rare personal offering from the artist, who grew up practicing the religion in Rio de Janeiro’s north zone.
- Leo Correa - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - Members of the Afro Brazilian faith, Candomble, dance during a ritual honoring Obaluae, the deity of earth and health, at their temple on the outskirts of Salvador, Brazil, Sept. 18, 2022. Brazilian pop star Anitta released a music video Tuesday, May 14, 2024, depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking some controversy.
- Rodrigo Abd - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Brazil’s biggest pop star, Anitta, has released a music video depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking controversy in a country where religious intolerance is all too common
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- Yuki Iwamura - freelancer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - Brazilian singer Anitta performs during the Global Citizen Festival at Central Park in New York, Sept. 23, 2023. Anitta released a music video Tuesday, May 14, 2024, depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking some controversy. It is a rare personal offering from the artist, who grew up practicing the religion in Rio de Janeiro’s north zone. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
- Yuki Iwamura - freelancer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - Brazilian singer Anitta performs during the Global Citizen Festival at Central Park in New York, Sept. 23, 2023. Anitta released a music video Tuesday, May 14, 2024, depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking some controversy. It is a rare personal offering from the artist, who grew up practicing the religion in Rio de Janeiro’s north zone. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
- Vianney Le Caer - invision linkable, Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP
FILE - Anitta arrives at the 24th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Seville, Spain, Nov. 16, 2023. Anitta released a music video Tuesday, May 14, 2024, depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking some controversy. It is a rare personal offering from the artist, who grew up practicing the religion in Rio de Janeiro’s north zone. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP File)
- Leo Correa - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - Brazilian singer Anitta listens to a question during a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 5, 2019. Anitta released a music video Tuesday, May 14, 2024, depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking some controversy. It is a rare personal offering from the artist, who grew up practicing the religion in Rio de Janeiro’s north zone. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)
- Leo Correa - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - Brazilian singer Anitta, center, performs at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 5, 2019. Anitta released a music video Tuesday, May 14, 2024, depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking some controversy. It is a rare personal offering from the artist, who grew up practicing the religion in Rio de Janeiro’s north zone. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)
- Rodrigo Abd - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - Members of the Afro Brazilian faith, Candomble, dance during a ritual honoring Obaluae, the deity of earth and health, at their temple on the outskirts of Salvador, Brazil, Sept. 18, 2022. Brazilian pop star Anitta released a music video Tuesday, May 14, 2024, depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking some controversy. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
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