brazilian folklore is remarkably unique - the multi-ethnic result of a melting pot of indigenous, african and european tales and traditions, the legends of brazil are regarded across the country as not just children's tales and fables, but as high culture, worthy of national honor and recognition.

located in the verdant district of catete, the centro nacional de folklore e cultura popular - the national center of folklore and popular culture or cnfcp - is the national body which safeguards and promotes the stories of the negrinho do pastoreio, the lobisomem, and saci the trickster, along with the unique rituals, traditions and values of the shared brazilian cultural narrative.