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    The Capelobo is a mythical creature from Brazilian folklore that is commonly featured in legends from the northern states of Maranhão, Amazonas, and Pará. It can shift between an animal form resembling a dog-like tapir and a humanoid form with the head of an anteater and the body of a human. The Capelobo is known to hunt newborn animals and humans, killing its victims by drinking their blood and eating their brains. According to the legends, the only way to defeat a Capelobo is by shooting it in the navel.

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    The Capelobo is a mythical creature from Brazilian folklore that is commonly featured in legends from the northern states of Maranhão, Amazonas, and Pará. It can shift between an animal form resembling a dog-like tapir and a humanoid form with the head of an anteater and the body of a human. The Capelobo is known to hunt newborn animals and humans, killing its victims by drinking their blood and eating their brains. According to the legends, the only way to defeat a Capelobo is by shooting it in the navel.

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    The Capelobo is a mythical creature from Brazilian folklore that is commonly featured in legends from the northern states of Maranhão, Amazonas, and Pará. It can shift between an animal form resembling a dog-like tapir and a humanoid form with the head of an anteater and the body of a human. The Capelobo is known to hunt newborn animals and humans, killing its victims by drinking their blood and eating their brains. According to the legends, the only way to defeat a Capelobo is by shooting it in the navel.

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    The Capelobo is a mythical creature from Brazilian folklore that is commonly featured in legends from the northern states of Maranhão, Amazonas, and Pará. It can shift between an animal form resembling a dog-like tapir and a humanoid form with the head of an anteater and the body of a human. The Capelobo is known to hunt newborn animals and humans, killing its victims by drinking their blood and eating their brains. According to the legends, the only way to defeat a Capelobo is by shooting it in the navel.

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    Capelobo

    The Capelobo is a mythical creature from Brazilian mythology. Its


    legend is very common, especially in the states of Maranhão,
    Capelobo
    Amazonas, and Pará. It is believed to have arisen among the
    indigenous peoples of the northern region of Brazil.[1]

    Etymology
    The name Capelobo is a fusion of an indigenous Brazilian word,
    cape, meaning broken bone, and the Portuguese word lobo,
    meaning wolf.[1][2][3]

    Legends
    The Capelobo has two forms, an animal form and a humanoid
    An illustration of a Capelobo
    form. In its animal form, it is like a tapir with attributes of a dog. In
    its humanoid form, it has the head of a giant anteater (or a tapir or Grouping Monster
    dog, depending on the version of the myth), the body of a human, Similar Vampires,
    and rounded, bottle-shaped legs. It has lots of hair on its body, and entities Werewolves
    runs through forests near human settlements in floodplain
    regions.[1][3][4] It is sometimes described as having a single leg.[5] Country Brazil
    Habitat Floodplains
    It is known to hunt newborn puppies and kittens, but will kill
    humans by squeezing them and drinking their blood and eating their brains if given the opportunity.[5][6]
    The only way to defeat it is by shooting it in the navel.[2][5][7] In order to hunt humans, it produces a
    powerful scream which attracts them into the woods while also scaring them.[3][4] It is also said that some
    people will transform into Capelobos with age.[5]

    See also
    List of vampiric creatures in folklore

    References
    1. "Capelobo" (https://www.portalsaofrancisco.com.br/folclore/capelobo). Portal São Francisco
    (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
    2. "Capelobo - Lendas e Mitos" (http://www.sohistoria.com.br/lendasemitos/capelobo/). Só
    História (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
    3. "Capelobo - personagem do folclore brasileiro" (https://web.archive.org/web/201804280654
    38/https://www.folclore.net.br/capelobo.php). Archived from the original (https://www.folclore.
    net.br/capelobo.php) on 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
    4. Cascudo, Luís da Câmara (2001). Dicionário do folclore brasileiro (https://www.worldcat.org/
    oclc/50906174) (10a. ed.). São Paulo, SP: Global Editora. ISBN 85-260-0644-4.
    OCLC 50906174 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50906174).
    5. Franchini, A. S. (2011). As 100 melhores lendas do folclore brasileiro (https://www.worldcat.
    org/oclc/746712396). Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil: L & PM Editores. ISBN 85-254-2087-5.
    OCLC 746712396 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/746712396).
    6. Fodor's Brazil, 1986 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12926731). Edwin Taylor, Audrey
    Liounis. New York: Fodor's Travel Guides. 1986. ISBN 0-679-01205-2. OCLC 12926731 (htt
    ps://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12926731).
    7. "Dia do Folclore: lendas que você não conhece" (https://museuregionaldesaojoaodelrei.mu
    seus.gov.br/dia-do-folclore-lendas-que-voce-nao-conhece/). Museu Regional de São João
    Del Rei. 2018-08-22.

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Capelobo&oldid=1181199679"

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