EL MITO CURUPIRA EN LAS NARRACIONES ORALES DE BOA VISTA, UNA COMUNIDAD RIBEREÑA UBICADA EN EL MUNICIPIO DE NOVA TIMBOTEUA-PA

Authors

  • Gracineia dos Santos Araújo UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARÁ
  • Sara Cristina Linhares Aleixo

Keywords:

Narraciones orales, Contexto amazónico ribereño, Mito Curupira

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to show how Curupira is described in the context of Boa Vista, an Amazonian riverside town, belonging to the municipality of Nova Timboteua, in the interior of the State of Pará. For this purpose, five oral accounts provided by the locals will be analysed, through which it is possible to get to know the Curupira timboteuense, a mysterious pretinho that has a light of its own. The collected texts were obtained through spontaneous and friendly interviews (Magán, 2008), in which the informants showed their enthusiasm and joy at being able to share their experiences with what they consider to be the protector of the bush. This is qualitative work, based on the contributions of Triviños, 2019. The results show that in this small corner of the Paraense Amazon, the image of Curupira is not represented as a boy with upside-down heels, but as a little man whose feet have no peculiarities. Nevertheless, both his physical appearance and his skills and behaviour do not go unnoticed by local children and adults. The research is supported by authors such as Vaz Filho and Carvalho (2023), Araújo (2022), Colombres (2016), among others.

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Published

18-08-2025

How to Cite

dos Santos Araújo, G., & Linhares Aleixo, S. C. (2025). EL MITO CURUPIRA EN LAS NARRACIONES ORALES DE BOA VISTA, UNA COMUNIDAD RIBEREÑA UBICADA EN EL MUNICIPIO DE NOVA TIMBOTEUA-PA. Revista (Entre Parênteses), 14(1). Retrieved from https://publicacoes.unifal-mg.edu.br/revistas/index.php/entreparenteses/article/view/2383

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Section

Artigos - Estudos Literários