Umbanda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ũˈbɐ̃dɐ]) is a syncretic Brazilian religion that blends African traditions, especially Yoruba and Bantu, with Roman Catholicism, Spiritism, and Indigenous American beliefs.
"Umbanda" or "Embanda" come from the Kimbundu, an Angolan language, meaning "magic"/"art of healing". There is also the supposition of an origin in a mantra in the Adamic language whose meaning would be "set of divine laws" or "god at our side".