Bahia, the state with the largest percentage of Blacks, is the capital of this religion, which closely follows its African roots and traditions among the Yoruba people of Nigeria and the Bantu people of Angola and the Congo. 
Bahia, jimbo ambalo lina asilimia kubwa zaidi ya watu weusi, ndiyo makao makuu ya dini hii, ambayo inafuata kwa karibu asili yake ya Kiafrika na hasa tamaduni za Kiyoruba za Nigeria na za Kibantu za Angola na Kongo.