The Last Vodunsi

In 2011 I visited Mrs Deni Prata Jardim the last representative of the Casa das Minas House of Minas in Northern Brazil Among other things Deni told me the story of the foundation of the house during the slavery period Among the slaves there was a priestess from Dahomey where she used to be a queen and worshiped African voodoos Lacking authorization to practice their worship the slaves hid in a shed which has become over the years the House of Minas