It differs from other Candomblé terreiros of the Salvador region in its use of the Ewe language of present-day Benin, in contrast to the widespread use of Yoruba in other temples.

The Bogum community closely related to Jejé temples in Cachoeira, a small city in the Recôncavo Baiano in the interior of Bahia.

[4] Zoogodô Bogum Malê Rundó was founded either in 1835 or 1858 and formally incorporated in 1937 as the Sociedade Beneficente Fieis de Sao Bartolomeu.

The location of the terreiro is where Joaquim Jêje, a hero of the Malê revolt of 1835, left a bogum, or chest where the donations could support the movement.

In contrast, Zoogodô Bogum Malê Seja Undé in Cachoeira, the Terreiro of Roca do Ventura, is protected by the Brazilian National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN).