Ẹ̀bùn Edùmarè ni ọmọ
Ẹ̀rí ìfẹ́ rẹ̀ sí wa ni wọ́n
Èdùmàrè à ń bẹ̀ ọ́
Bá wa wo àwọn èwe yè
Fi wọ́n fún àwọn tí ń wojú rẹ fún ẹ̀bùn wọn
Má ṣe jẹ́ kí wọ́n kú mọ́ àwọn òbí wọn lọ́wọ́
Èyí a wí yìí, kárọ̀ rọ̀ mọ́ ọn.
@AlamojaYoruba
This majestic allegorical float, a viral sensation during the parade, featured Yemoja (Iemanjá) Yemoja was powerfully incorporated because the enredo “Malunga Léa – Rapsódia de uma Deusa Negra” was a heartfelt tribute to the late legendary Brazilian actress Léa Garcia (1930–2023). A pioneering African icon in theater, film, and TV (famous for roles like in Escrava Isaura and her work with Teatro Experimental do Negro). The theme celebrated her as a “deusa negra” (“Black” Goddess): her resilience, ancestral strength, female ...