What is the Boiadeiro in Umbanda? Names, history, color, offerings and more!

Boiadeiro is an Umbanda line, a degree of Umbanda work. Boiadeiros are guides that embody and like all guides, they are evolved and advanced spirits. Boiadeiros are spiritual guides who have a lot of wisdom and a much greater evolution than ours (human beings).

In Umbanda, in the terreiro they come with an archetype, within a line of work. Being a cleaning line, black magic breaking, unloading, they are good at disobsession. The cowboys represent the archetype of a campestre, one who lives in the countryside, who leads the herds; ride a horse. They are quieter and live more in their world.

Below we will see more information about the cowboys, offerings, what they are like in the terreiros, what they represent in the Umbanda line, their characteristics and much more.

The cowboys in the terreiros are spirits that are incorporated to clean the place. In addition, when offering an offering to the cowboys, it is worth paying attention to their orisha. As we will see below.

The spirits represented in the figure of the Boiadeiro carry the same archetype. That is, they don’t come to the terreiro with an energy pattern, they come with an archetype, the cowboy. Thus, the history of the spirits is similar to that of the cowboys because the spirits that manifest themselves in Umbanda have particular characteristics of cowboys.

Therefore, they are brave and of few words. However, they are of many actions. The cowboy is the mystical figure of the farmhand who lives in the hinterland and in rural life.

In addition to knowing how to deal with adversity, precisely for dealing with animals such as horses, goats, oxen. So, those spirits who live a life on earth and went to the spiritual plane are represented in the figure of the cowherd.

The festivities take place on the 24th and 29th of June, which is the day of São João and São Pedro. Thus, religious syncretism occurs in Umbanda with the quality of Xangô. São Juninas parties are characterized by being parties with expressions of country life.

So much so that in its elements we can see the cangaceiro hat; the plaid shirt; bonfire; and others. Also, the cowboys’ day of the week is Tuesday. With that, when thinking about offerings, you can think about that day of the week.

The cowboys like tropeiro rice, tropeiro beans, dried meat with dendê. However, it is worth mentioning that it is valid to add elements of the orixá of that particular cowboy. For example, if you are a herdsman whose orixá is Ogun, it is important to include elements of that orixá, in this case a stout beer.

But in general, cowboys like simple food. And his favorite fruits are Brazilian ones, such as: banana, papaya, orange, guava, cashew. Fruits that are easy to find are seen on the country roads.

On the Logunam energy line, it is possible to offer offerings to the cowboys in the pasture, in the meadow. In the energy of Ogun or Iansã, the offering needs to be placed on a path, mainly a dirt road path, a path where cattle pass, where horses pass.

It’s important when making the offering to place in these places, even if it’s from the city. It becomes necessary to find a road or a field to offer the offering to the cowherd. The candles used for offerings to the cowboys are a red candle; bicolor candle – red and white; Royal blue – Ogun and yellow – Iansã.

The cowboys in the terreiros are very direct, fearless. They are great for unloading. When the cowboy enters the terreiro, he is deeply cleaned, the medium, or consultant, whoever is in the terreiro is deeply cleaned.

From that, the cowboys are connected to this cleaning energy. Boiadeiros are spiritual guides, they are evolved human beings who no longer incarnate, but who have a lot of knowledge, a lot of wisdom. For this reason, the cowboys in the terreiros serve to clean the environment, in addition, they are spirits that help human life to come into harmony with the flora and fauna, in addition to achieving balance between all.

Common names of cowboys in Umbanda: Boiadeiro da Serra da Estrela; Boiadeiro do Chapadão; Boiadeiro do Rio; Boiadeiro Grazing; Pantanal cowboy; Boiadeiro do Chicote Bravo. Among other names: Boiadeiro Romero; Boiadeiro Mineiro; Violer cowboy; cowboy cowboy; Cowboy in a Leather Hat; Iangá cowboy; Boiadeiro Mineiro; Boiadeiro Zé do Laço.

Also among the names of cowboys are: Boiadeiro da Jurema; Boiadeiros of the Nervous Loop; Boiadeiro Chico da Porteira; Boiadeiro do Rio Carreiro; Boiadeiro do Lajedo; Boiadeiro do Sertão.
From these names, there are many other cowboy names, these are just a few.

The cult of cowboys in Umbanda, for being evolved spirits, courageous, humble and with good energies. They are worshiped in exactly that energy. So, the caboclo boiadeiro is the last to appear in a cult in Umbanda. This is because it is through him that the environment and the terreiro are clean.

In addition, they use tools such as the horn, horns, leather boots, straw cigarettes and are spirits of cleaning, unloading and breaking magic. They are the last to be called in a cult, from that when they appear they do a deep cleaning of the place.

The colors of the cowboys are: yellow; blue; Red and white. And his greeting is: Jetuá, Boiadeiro! Which means: Save the one who has a strong arm, Boiadeiro!

The specific words used by them: ox, which means the spirit is on the wrong path; boiada, which means that several spirits need to be rescued and driven; Lasso means that it is necessary to bring the spirits into the divine, spiritual law.

Among others: lace, the instrument of time, which has the orixá Logunan and horses, which means children who have a lot of value.

Umbanda points are melodies and singing that occur in terreiros. Through Umbanda points, it is possible to obtain a harmonious environment with the spiritual plane. So, the cowboys’ umbanda points are sacred chants of the umbanda religion itself.

It is also a way of honoring an entity and inviting it to pay a visit. Umbanda point of the cowboys – can have elements such as the countryside, country life, horses, oxen, and the like.

Boiadeiros represent spirits that have already lived on Earth, however, when they go to the spiritual plane, they become evolved beings. Their line is cleanliness. Next we will see more about the cowboys, their line and regency.

The cowboys represent all those spirits who in their incarnated experience had a life on top of the back of a horse, as a cattleman’s pawn, like all the manifestations of that field worker, from the interior of Brazil.

They use the horn, the rope, the bow, the scarf. They are the representation of the cowboy pawn’s reality. The one who takes a herd of cattle and crosses the swamp for days carrying a whole herd of cattle from one side to another.

They are fearless, courageous. On the spiritual plane, cowboys represent cleansing energy. Cleaning, the bad and negative terreiros and energies of the environment and people.

The cowboy is the one who takes a herd of cattle and crosses the swamp for days carrying a whole herd of cattle from one side to another. The caboclo boiadeiro is a trailblazer. He spends much more time in the field, in contact with the animal, like the ox, the horse, with all the livestock, than with his family, than in his house.

Both the caboclo caboclo and the cattle rancher are courageous, fearless, practical. The field, the cattle is their life. They use gaudy; ties; ropes; handkerchiefs; cattle whips. They live a country life and are spirit guides.

In Umbanda, it’s a very strong line of unloading, the cowboys are good at cleaning, at breaking magic. They are connected to a cleaning energy, protect what’s outside, cleaning bad thoughts and feelings. Who governs the cowherd line is Logunam because it is related to the time in the pasture, in the open air, touching the cattle.

Logunam governs who is in time and not indoors. The cowboy line specializes in collecting trevous and suffering obsessors, so it really needs this regency of Logunam, who is a well-known orisha in sacred Umbanda. In other houses of Umbanda, it can be governed by Ogun and Iansã, who are in the way of grazing and cattle.

The characteristics of the cowboys in Umbanda is the stereotype of the sertanejo man, the one who lives a country life, in the countryside. Along with the horses, oxen. As we will see below:

The cowboys in Umbanda are strong, fearless and virile. Precisely because they carry in their spirit the experiences of a country life. They are mestizos – burned by the sun – because they spent most of their time in fields, leading cattle, riding horses.

So, they are entities linked to men who work, especially driving in the field and with cattle. The whip and the lasso are his “spiritual weapons” and they break and send away the bad energies and discharge with their strength and virility those who are close.

The cowboys are a manifestation of spirits who have been accustomed to the ground, the countryside, herding cattle along the roads in the interior of the country. The conditions were complicated and difficult, without any structure.

But that never shook the cowboys, they are entities that represent the pioneering, simple and persistent nature of the Sertão. In addition, they are seen as cowboys, cowboys, lassoers, pawns and viola players. Therefore, they have different manifestations.

Other characteristics and specificities of cowboys: they are quiet, reserved, have a very private world and theirs alone. However, they do not open up easily and are more brusque in their way of acting and speaking, they are direct by nature and practical.

On the other hand, they have a good heart and a fluid and good energy. Mainly because they are great for unloading and cleaning the energy of the terreiro and the consultant. In addition to being great guitar players and their songs represent the countryside, the hinterland and the sertanejo man.

The function of the cowboy in Umbanda is to use his energy to discharge; break down bad energies. As we will see below.