Caapora

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Caapora is considered the masculine form of Caipora, according to Luís da Câmara Cascudo. The gender is said to have changed by vowel shift from a to i. João Barbosa Rodrigues claims that Kaapora is the localized name used in the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba and Ceará.

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“The Caapora is described as dwarf-sized being, looking like an indigenous human and dark-skinned. Sometimes described as a large-headed child and other times as an enchanted caboclinha (diminutive female form of caboclo, i.e., indigenous girl-child), or enchanted caboclinho (boy) though still considered a”

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