2026-01-16
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brazilian folklore
monsters and myths
Boitatá: The Fire Serpent
It gained its light by eating the eyes of the dead. Now, Boitatá is the burning guardian of the rainforest. It hunts the pyromaniacs.
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Curupira: The Forest Warden
The Amazon has a guardian. He is small, he has hair like fire, and his feet are turned backward. If you hunt for food, he will ignore you. If you hunt for sport, he will make sure you never leave the jungle.
2026-01-16
•3 min read
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Mapinguari: The Amazonian Giant
Is it a giant sloth? A shaman suffering a curse? Or a monster with a mouth in its belly? Deep in the Amazon rainforest, the Mapinguari screams, and the jungle goes silent.
2026-01-16
•2 min read
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