Black Goddess (Portuguese: A Deusa Negra) is a 1978 Nigerian-Brazilian film written and directed by Ola Balogun.
It stars a largely Brazilian cast that include Sonya Santos,[1] Zózimo Bulbul, Léa Garcia, and Jorge Coutinho.
He is handed a Yemoja sculpture as guide for the journey that took him from Lagos to favelas in Brazil and a visit to a candomblé session.
Babatunde is transported back to the period of his grandfather's time in Brazil with the help of Yemoja.
Two critics, Janet Maslin and Kathe Sandler described the film as a melodrama[2][3] Maslin described the movie has two films, an historical melodrama in the tradition of Roots and a "fiery and forceful tribute to contemporary African culture".