boto

animal_ally water Amazon River regions of northern Brazil single tradition · 1

A river dolphin spirit of the Amazon that can appear as a human or merman and is known for seducing women.

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“The "boto" of the Amazon River regions of northern Brazil are described according to local lore as taking the form of a human or merman, also known as boto-cor-de-rosa ("pink boto" in Portuguese) and with the habit of seducing human women and impregnating them.”

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