Personaggio

Saci-Pererê

Magical being of the forest from Brazilian folklore, a very playful hopping semi-naked black boy with one leg only, wearing a red cap and smoking a pipe. His size can vary

Saci is a character in Tupi and Guarani folklore. He is a one-legged black boy, who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red cap that enables him to disappear and reappear wherever he wishes. Considered an annoying prankster in most parts of Brazil, and a potentially dangerous and malicious creature in others, he nevertheless grants wishes to anyone who manages to trap him or steal his magic cap. Legend says that a person can trap a Saci inside a bottle when he is in the form of a dust devil.