Roughly translated as "Black Boy of Farm" or "The Little Black Farmer". Pisadeira ("The Stomper") – An old witch who steps on people's bellies at night...

researchers. In Brazil, there is a legend about a mythological being called the pisadeira ("she who steps"). She is described as a tall, skinny old woman, with...

spawned the famous June festival in Northern and Northeastern Brazil. Pisadeira, Headless Mule, White Lady, among others, are popular in São Paulo and...