Filhos de Gandhy

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Filhos de Gandhy is a traditional Afro-Brazilian carnival bloco from Salvador, Bahia, inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and known for its all-male membership, white and blue turbans, and emphasis on peace and Afro-Brazilian culture.

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Filhos de Gandhy canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afro-Brazilian cultural organization ⓘ
carnival bloco ⓘ
associatedWith Bahian Carnival ⓘ
Bahian percussion ⓘ
Carnival of Salvador ⓘ
axé music ⓘ
basedIn Pelourinho ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
culturalTradition Afro-Brazilian culture ⓘ
foundedIn 1949 ⓘ
foundedInCity Salvador ⓘ
foundedInPeriod 20th century ⓘ
foundedInState Bahia ⓘ
hasCulturalRole preservation of Afro-Brazilian traditions ⓘ
promotion of racial equality ⓘ
hasDressCode beaded necklaces ⓘ
sandals ⓘ
white robes ⓘ
hasEthnicOrigin Afro-Brazilian ⓘ
hasGenderRestriction male only ⓘ
hasLanguage Portuguese ⓘ
hasMembershipType fraternal association ⓘ
hasMottoTheme peace and brotherhood ⓘ
influencedBy Gandhian philosophy ⓘ
Indian imagery ⓘ
inspiredBy Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ
knownFor Afro-Brazilian religious symbolism ⓘ
all-male membership ⓘ
emphasis on peace ⓘ
processions during carnival ⓘ
white and blue turbans ⓘ
locatedIn Bahia ⓘ
Northeast Region, Brazil ⓘ
Salvador ⓘ
musicStyle Afro-axé ⓘ
samba-reggae ⓘ
participatesIn street parades ⓘ
performsDuring Carnival ⓘ
religiousInfluence Afro-Brazilian religions ⓘ
Candomblé ⓘ
symbolizes Afro-Brazilian identity ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ
peace ⓘ
typeOfOrganization cultural bloco-afro ⓘ
usesColor blue ⓘ
white ⓘ
wears tunics ⓘ
turbans ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carnival of Salvador → associatedWith → Filhos de Gandhy ⓘ