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History
shamanism
 Ayahuasca (Santo
Daime)
spiritual leadership
Master Irineu (1930-1971)
Pd. Sebastião (1971-1990)
Pd. Alfredo (1990-present)
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Padrinho Alfredo
 In
1990, Alfredo Gregório de Melo, one of the sons of Padrinho
Sebastião and Madrinha Rita, was given the spiritual
leadership of the Santo Daime, which had become a fast growing
spiritual movement. Under his command, churches opened in Europe,
the United States and Japan. While bringing the Daime to the
world, Padrinho Alfredo also reassured the connection of the
religion with nature by creating a new community in the virgin
forest.
Céu do Juruá
Deep into the virgin Amazonian rainforest, in the region of
the river of Juruá, where both Padrinho Alfredo as his
father Padrinho Sebastião were born, the mission of creating
ecological communities continues. In the past years, six communities
were organized, of which 'Céu do Juruá' (Heaven
of Juruá), located in a rubber tree plantation, is the
most important.
The mission of Juruá means to develop
projects aimed to preserve the rainforest, and a better use
of its botanical wealth. The experience of the 'caboclos' (halfblood
farmers) is renewed with new techniques and possibilities. This
way, the treasures of the forest will open perspectives for
the realisation of times of prosperity for the whole world.
Cefluris
To lead the ongoing development of the doctrine in good ways,
was created the institute 'Cefluris' (Eclectic Centre of the
Fluent Universal Light Raimundo Irineu Serra), of filantropic,
ambiental, assistential and cultural nature, with headquarters
in the village Céu do Mapiá. Padrinho Alfredo's
two most important institutional responsibilities are of superintendant-general
of IDA-Cefluris
(the Social and Ambiental Institute Raimundo Irineu Serra),
and president of the Superior Doctrinarian Advice, a council
of twelve members in which also his brother Padrinho Valdete
is vice-president and commander, and Madrinha Rita is honorable
member for life. With this organisation, the doctrine of Santo
Daime is ready to enter in the new millennium and to guide the
spiritual, communitarian and ambiental work in the next decades.
Worldwide expansion
With the organisatory visions of Padrinho Alfredo was created
a strong growth and movement of Daimists to the Brazilian cities,
other South-American (Argentina) and Central-American (Mexico)
countries, and eventually worldwide. For the first time, churches
were opened in several European countries (Spain, Belgium, the
Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, England, Ireland,
Switzerland), as well as in North-America (the United States,
Canada) and Asia (Japan), taking this sacred beverage to new
continents, new cultures and new challenges. Padrinho Alfredo
is now in his fifties, and on invitation of the national churches,
he travels around the world with his family and his musicians,
to guide the churches in their spiritual evolution. With him,
he brings from Brazil the message of the rainforest as it has
been revealed by Master Irineu and brought into practice by
Padrinho Sebastião: a 'Nova Era' (new time) of Harmony,
Love, Truth and Justice.
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Worldwide (1990-present)
With Pd. Alfredo, churches
opened in Europe, the USA and Japan.
Hinário of Padrinho Alfredo
• 'O Cruzeirinho' (160 hymns)
• 'Nova Era' (in progress)
Photos of Padrinho Alfredo
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