Founded on July 22, 1961
“The Symbol of the União is Light, Peace and Love”
Mestre Gabriel
The União do Vegetal is a Christian and reincarnationist religion that contributes to the spiritual development of the human being, without distinction of race, sex, creed, social class or nationality.
- 25,000+
- members of the União do Vegetal
- 231
- Núcleos in Brazil and abroad
- 21
- Authorized Vegetal Distributions
- 11
- countries, including Brazil
Get to know
The União do Vegetal
About us
Principles, the ritual and the reincarnationist doctrine.
Mestre Gabriel
José Gabriel da Costa: from the backlands of Bahia to the Amazon.
Hoasca Tea
What it is, how it is prepared and what research says.
Organization
General Representation, General Directorate, General Headquarters and Núcleos.
Hoasca Tea
A tea from the forest, drunk in ritual and studied by science
The União do Vegetal uses Hoasca Tea, also known as ayahuasca, in its religious ritual, where it is drunk for the effect of mental concentration.
It is prepared from two Amazonian plants, the Mariri vine and the leaves of Chacrona, grown by the members themselves.
- Mariri and ChacronaThe two plants native to the Amazon Rainforest from which the Tea is made.
- Harmless to healthThe Hoasca Project was the first study of the effects of long-term use of the Tea in human beings.
- Legal useRecognized in Brazil since 1987. In 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld the religious use of the Tea.
Institutional video
The Mission of the União do Vegetal
The history, the teachings of Mestre Gabriel and life in the Núcleos, told by those who are part of the União (video in Portuguese).
Our history
Timeline
- 1922José Gabriel da Costa is born in Coração de Maria, Bahia.
- 1961On July 22, in the Amazon Rainforest, Mestre Gabriel creates the União do Vegetal.
- 1987The religious use of Hoasca Tea is recognized by the Brazilian authorities.
- 2006The U.S. Supreme Court guarantees the UDV the free exercise of its activities.
- TodayPresent in every Brazilian state and in 11 countries.
The Núcleos of the União do Vegetal
There are 231 Núcleos and 21 Authorized Vegetal Distributions, in every Brazilian state and in 10 other countries.
UDV family
Institutions and projects connected to the União do Vegetal.