The Cruzeiro or Santo Cruzeiro, born years ago on inspiration and Asia Argento’s desire.

Here you can see Asia while wearing her one made by yours truly during the Cannes Film Festival.

Charm of protection, harmony, positivity and spirituality.

On the net you can find several references and meanings. In a broader sense, this type of cross is resumed in so many iconographic finds and known by different names and variants, spread all over the world. In the Middle Ages it seemed to be considered a totipotent talisman. The origins of this cross are so Catholic, but “[…] it is equally true that it is out of the Catholic milieu that has met greater favor: in the Orthodox and in the esoteric context. The history of the Cross crossed the seas and reached Latin America during the period of slavery and its cult was strong and mysterious. In the Cubana Santerìa and in the syncretic cults of Brazil (Macumba first and Umbanda then) it is stated that the Cruz de Caravaca is capable of removing every trap of evil and breaking any charm or burial.