Brazilian folklore is filled with European,African and Native American legends.They practiced Catholicism and Protestantism.A legend is something you may believe is true. A myth is a story that can be told but it’s a false belief or idea.A fairytale is magical and imaginary story. The brazilian culture believed in lots of myths and fairytales.Brazilian culture favored myths more..They celebrated New Years every year.Some traditions included sports,parades and dances.Oral Tradition and Folklore is a form of human communication where in knowledge,art,ideas,and other cultural material transmitted from one generation to another.Brazilian culture knew that nothing could be forgotten they always told stories and expressed their truths about their folklore..Some belonged to a special group with …show more content…
Myth is a widely held false belief or idea.An example of a Myth is the Caipora it is a fantastic creature of the forest in the Tupi-Guarani mythology.It’s a giant creature covered in dark hair.Caipora is covered in green skin,and teeth and flaming red hair.He protects the trees and animals from hunters.He has the ability to restore life and the way he punishes hunters is by changing their wife,and kids into animals and the hunter doesn’t know that they are loved ones.There are lots of different versions of what they think Caipora looks like. They created Tv show about Caipora, and this makes lots of hunters to stop hunting.Caipora was another name for slaves that escaped into the forests. Caipora is a forest dweller,and the myth is still believed by many hunters.They were influenced by religious,local superstition,stories,traditional rituals and they have been passed by many generations.Fairy Tales are magical and imaginary beings and lands.An example of a fairy tale is The Boy and the Violin.There was a man who had a son and he was left all alone in the world. He wasn’t left with much,but whatever he