In this context, Exu no Candomblé presents characteristics of an African Hermes, communing with deities from other cultures with similar traits. These characteristics distance him from the Christian devil's conception, moving beyond the limits of good and evil. When the emergence of Umbanda, Exu acquired other shapes and other symbols, due to the interference of the polarity, both good and bad, present in Christianity and Kardecism. He becomes the representative of dark individual and social contents, until he completely identifies himself with evil in the Quimbanda cults. In this study, we analyze the breadth of religious and psychological meanings that Exu takes on in Brazilian culture, amplifying his symbolic understanding beyond prejudices and distortions of its meaning. He becomes the representative of dark individual and social contents, until he completely identifies himself with evil in the Quimbanda cults. In this study we analyze the breadth of religious and psychological meanings that Exu takes on in Brazilian culture, amplifying his symbolic understanding beyond prejudices and distortions of its meaning. He becomes the representative of dark individual and social contents, until he completely identifies himself with evil in the Quimbanda cults. In this study, we analyze the breadth of religious and psychological meanings that Exu takes on in Brazilian culture, amplifying his symbolic understanding beyond prejudices and distortions of its meaning.