White Lady (Tupi)

ghost · Brazil · South America

Not independently attested in Tupi tradition. 'White Lady' is a European ghost archetype (Weiße Frau, Dama Blanca) imported post-contact. Tupi ghosts/spirits include ancestral spirits and Jurupari-related entities, but no 'White Lady' in pre-colonial tradition. The description appears to be a colonial-era syncretic fabrication.

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