Curupira
Sign in to save220px|thumb|Artistic representation of the curupira The Curupira, Currupira or Korupira () is a forest spirit in the myth of the Tupí-Guaraní speaking areas in the Brazilian and Paraguaian Amazon and Guyanas. It is a guardian of the rainforest that punishes humans for overcutting.
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Nomenclature
- Legend
- Physical description
- Conflation with Caipora
- Sounds and smell
- Protection
- Narratives
- History
- Corruption to picaresque deity
- Urbane view
- Parallels
- Cognate tales or motifs
- Modern commemorations
- In popular culture
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- Bibliography
220px|thumb|Artistic representation of the curupira The Curupira, Currupira or Korupira () is a forest spirit in the myth of the Tupí-Guaraní speaking areas in the Brazilian and Paraguaian Amazon and Guyanas. It is a guardian of the rainforest that punishes humans for overcutting.
The name Curupira means "covered in wounds or blisters", and derives from an agglutination of Nheengatu: "grain, rough", etc. and "skin" (cog. Guarani/Tupi: ), thus "rough or pimply skin". This kurupire may have been passed on perhaps from Nheengatu-speakers in Brazil to the Tupinambá speakers, then to the Guaraní-speaking population in the south.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Curupira” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.