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junction of some Tupi, ox, and tatá
words, which together means fire
snake.
The first time that Boitatá was
registered in the arrival of the
Portuguese in Brazil
The earliest written records of this
mysterious and frightening serpent
came from Father José de Anchieta,
back in 1560 shortly after Brazil was
discovered by the Portuguese Carlos
Alberto Cabral.
