However, during the period of slavery and for many decades following its abolition in Brazil in 1888, Candomblé practices were banned by the government and by the Catholic church, and its practitioners were severely punished. 
Hata hivyo, enzi za utumwa na miongo mingine iliyofuata baada ya kukomeshwa kwa biashara hiyo ya watu nchini Brazil mwaka 1888, ibada za Candomblé zilipigwa marufuku na serikali na kanisa Katoliki, na wafuasi wake waliadhibiwa vikali.