'you're just a green heron with a long neck!' to this day, the grey heron still thinks it is just a long-necked green heron, explaining why they do not fly or fish much and are content to catch shellfish in the shallow water with their beaks.

unlike the fairytales of europe and the united states, relegated as they are to children's books and cartoons, the legends of brazil continue to live on not just in the minds and hearts of its people, but occasionally in the very streets themselves.      

on this page we listed some common household myths from rio de janeiro city and state.