Indigenous Amazonian legendary creatures

thumb|225px|Artwork depicting an appearance of the Mapinguari The Mapinguari or mapinguary is a mythological creature from Brazilian folklore. Referred to as the 'Brazilian Bigfoot' in popular media, the Mapinguari is described as extremely foul-smelling and hairy. Other accounts of the creature reference it having hook-shaped nails, a bipedal gait, a gaping mouth in its belly, and a single eye like a cyclops.

thumb|Caipora riding a "forest hog" () or peccary Caipora () or Caapora (Kaapora) is a forest spirit or humanoid and guardian of wildlife or game in Brazilian folklore.

thumb|right|A representation of Boiuna at a festival in Brazil.

thumb|280px|Aygnan (Anhangá) in the forms of birds and beasts, and other oddities, in Léry ''Histoire d'vn voyage'' (1580 edition). Anhangá or Anhanga (Tupi: <; Sateré-Mawé: or ; , ) is a type of spirit present in the cosmovision of several native groups from Brazil and Indianist literature.