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Mãe Stella de Oxóssi Commemorative

Name: Mãe Stella de Oxóssi Commemorative
Brand: Brazil

Brazil · 2015 · 1º Porte Carta Não Comercial

The stamp features a portrait of Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, a prominent ialorixá, with the text 'BRASIL' and '2015'. It is designated for '1º Porte Carta Não Comercial'.

Issued to commemorate the 90th birthday of Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, a key figure in Afro-Brazilian religions, this stamp is part of a governmental campaign against religious intolerance in Brazil.

Printing Method

Digital

Themes

religion culture people commemorative social-justice

Image: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/47979536@N05">Secretaria Especial da Cultura do Ministério da Cidadania</a> · License: CC BY 2.0

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