At the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, in the forests of the Tijuca National Park, macumba rituals take place. Macumba, from the African Bantu language, is the umbrella term for religious practices blending pagan elements, folk Catholicism and influences from Brazilian culture. The rites promote protection, health, prosperity and luck.
The opening of Mangomacumba explodes with fruity notes of tropical mango and pineapple, punctuated by lime. Peppermint breathes air into the sweetness, before tiare flower and iron assert themselves, referring to the places, tools and the sacrificial offerings involved in macumba rituals. Tobacco absolute, earthy woods and lactonic notes hum through the dry down.
Mangomacumba is an invitation to look beyond what has been imposed on us, as well as a way to get to know one of the most mysterious sides of human existence.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Mangomacumba suits close, attentive wear, when the room is quiet enough for its fruit-to-metal shift to register. It feels like a scent for someone who wants a bright opening with an undercurrent of tension, leaving a strange, powdery trace rather than a straightforward tropical glow.
How to wear
Best worn in mild to warm weather, where the extrait concentration can unfold without becoming heavy. One or two sprays are enough: the opening is bright and juicy, but the drydown is denser, with tobacco, woods and musk settling close to the skin while still projecting a distinctive trail.
Who it’s for
For wearers drawn to tropical fruit scents with a darker, more conceptual edge. It will appeal to those who like contrast, powdery textures, tobacco, metallic notes and fragrances that move from playful sweetness into something earthy and unusual.
Release year
2024
The nose
Daniele Cerroni. Cerroni works in the contemporary niche register, where texture, contrast and narrative matter as much as beauty. In Mangomacumba, his style leans into sharp transitions: bright fruit, metallic tension and a dry, tobacco-wood finish that feels deliberately unsettling yet polished.
Collaborators
Daniele Muratori Caputo shaped the concept and creative brief, developing the fragrance step by step with Daniele Cerroni and steering its ritual-inspired narrative and symbolic direction.
Spiritica’s story
Spiritica is a Milan-based niche house built around symbolism, geometry and spiritual storytelling. Its fragrances are designed as ideas as much as scents, often using bold contrasts and unconventional accords to turn perfume into a narrative object.
Mangomacumba’s concept
Mangomacumba is the first fragrance in Spiritica’s Oscurata Collection, inspired by macumba rituals on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro in Tijuca National Park. The composition moves from tropical brightness into a dark, ferrous heart and an earthy, animalic drydown, echoing the idea of a ritual journey and challenging simplified Western views of these practices.
Extra info
Mangomacumba is the debut scent of Spiritica’s Oscurata Collection and comes as an extrait de parfum at 35% concentration. Its name references macumba, a term tied to Afro-Brazilian religious practices, and the composition is built around an unusual blood accord.
At the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, in the forests of the Tijuca National Park, macumba rituals take place. Macumba, from the African Bantu language, is the umbrella term for religious practices blending pagan elements, folk Catholicism and influences from Brazilian culture. The rites promote protection, health, prosperity and luck.
The opening of Mangomacumba explodes with fruity notes of tropical mango and pineapple, punctuated by lime. Peppermint breathes air into the sweetness, before tiare flower and iron assert themselves, referring to the places, tools and the sacrificial offerings involved in macumba rituals. Tobacco absolute, earthy woods and lactonic notes hum through the dry down.
Mangomacumba is an invitation to look beyond what has been imposed on us, as well as a way to get to know one of the most mysterious sides of human existence.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Mangomacumba suits close, attentive wear, when the room is quiet enough for its fruit-to-metal shift to register. It feels like a scent for someone who wants a bright opening with an undercurrent of tension, leaving a strange, powdery trace rather than a straightforward tropical glow.
How to wear
Best worn in mild to warm weather, where the extrait concentration can unfold without becoming heavy. One or two sprays are enough: the opening is bright and juicy, but the drydown is denser, with tobacco, woods and musk settling close to the skin while still projecting a distinctive trail.
Who it’s for
For wearers drawn to tropical fruit scents with a darker, more conceptual edge. It will appeal to those who like contrast, powdery textures, tobacco, metallic notes and fragrances that move from playful sweetness into something earthy and unusual.
Release year
2024
The nose
Daniele Cerroni. Cerroni works in the contemporary niche register, where texture, contrast and narrative matter as much as beauty. In Mangomacumba, his style leans into sharp transitions: bright fruit, metallic tension and a dry, tobacco-wood finish that feels deliberately unsettling yet polished.
Collaborators
Daniele Muratori Caputo shaped the concept and creative brief, developing the fragrance step by step with Daniele Cerroni and steering its ritual-inspired narrative and symbolic direction.
Spiritica’s story
Spiritica is a Milan-based niche house built around symbolism, geometry and spiritual storytelling. Its fragrances are designed as ideas as much as scents, often using bold contrasts and unconventional accords to turn perfume into a narrative object.
Mangomacumba’s concept
Mangomacumba is the first fragrance in Spiritica’s Oscurata Collection, inspired by macumba rituals on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro in Tijuca National Park. The composition moves from tropical brightness into a dark, ferrous heart and an earthy, animalic drydown, echoing the idea of a ritual journey and challenging simplified Western views of these practices.
Extra info
Mangomacumba is the debut scent of Spiritica’s Oscurata Collection and comes as an extrait de parfum at 35% concentration. Its name references macumba, a term tied to Afro-Brazilian religious practices, and the composition is built around an unusual blood accord.