Mãe Stella de Oxóssi 90th Birthday Commemorative

Brazil · 2015 · N/A

The stamp features a portrait of Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, a prominent ialorixá and national reference for African-matrix religions in Brazil. It was issued to commemorate her 90th birthday.

Issued in partnership with the Palmares Cultural Foundation and Correios, this stamp is part of a governmental initiative against religious intolerance in Brazil, honoring an important figure in Afro-Brazilian religions.