Making appearances in more stories than I can count, with no geographical boundaries, there are so many to see.
Category: Creatures
Posts focused on talking about a specific creature.
Gambuzinos
Heard of throughout the entire country. Children look after them and then tell the tale to their own children.
Velho do Saco
Translated literally, he is the ‘’Old Man of the Bag’’
Caretos
Do you hear the bells on their belts?
Maria Gancha
Roughly translated to “Mary Hook”, she’s a character known in the north of Portugal, in the region of Minho.
Corrilários
From the Portuguese word ‘’correr’’ which means ‘run’, these are the corrilários or the corredores. The runners or running creatures.
Lobisomens
Or as it’s known in English: werewolf.