Bruja

Witchcraft in Latin America, known in Spanish as brujería and in Portuguese as bruxaria, can combine Indigenous, European, and African beliefs. Indigenous cultures had spiritual practices centered around nature and healing, while the arrival of Africans brought syncretic religions like Santería and Candomblé. European beliefs about witchcraft merged with local traditions during colonization. Practices vary across countries, with accusations of witchcraft historically intertwined with social dynamics.