Departures of note

Mãe Senhora de Ewá was a Brazilian ialorixá (Candomblé priestess) and one of the oldest leaders of the Afro-Brazilian religion in the country. She was raised in the faith by Mãe Menininha do Gantois, the celebrated priestess of the Terreiro do Gantois in Salvador, Bahia. For decades she led the terreiro Ilê Axé Omi Ewá in the Praia Grande neighborhood of Salvador's Subúrbio, serving as spiritual leader of her religious community and a living link to the traditions of Bahian Candomblé. She died on 17 October 2026 in Salvador at the age of 104.