ID: 901002411 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002411	Record Type: Character/Person

	Curupira (Brazilian folklore character)

Note: Brazilian folklore character, Curupira is usually represented as a boy with red hair and with his feet pointing backward; he is considered a forest guardian. The Curupira's folktale is believed to be one of the oldest indigenous legends.

Display Date: known in Brazil since the 15th century

Names:

	Curupira (Brazilian folklore character) (preferred,Portuguese-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<South American iconography> (P)
		........<Brazilian iconography> (P)
		............<Brazilian characters> (P)
		................Curupira (Brazilian folklore character) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... boy
	.....(people by gender or sex, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... spirit (being)
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Brazil
	.....(South America) (TGN)

Sources:

	Curupira (Brazilian folklore character)
	................Galeano, Folktales of the Amazon (2009) "Curupira," accessed 21 May 2021

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Galeano, Folktales of the Amazon (2009) "Curupira," accessed 21 May 2021