Starring Marco Pigossi, Alessandra Negrini and Julia Conrad, ‘Invisible City’, directed by director Carlos Saldanha of ‘Rio’ and ‘Ice Age’ fame, is an ode to these truly mythical Brazilian stories. Here is a list of fictitious beings you might encounter while viewing.
(L-R) Marco Pigossi as Eric and Manuela Dieguez as Luna in episode 1 of Invisible City. (Netflix)
Cuco: a humanoid crocodile
One of the best known Brazilian legends is that of the Cuca, an ugly old woman who appears in the form of a humanoid crocodile and robs disobedient children. The creature sleeps only once every seven years, an element which parents often use to scare children who don’t want to go to sleep, saying that the cuca will get them if they don’t go to bed.