Saci's Red Cap
The red cap of the Saci is the knitted head covering of the most famous figure of Brazilian folklore, the one-legged spirit Saci-Pererê, who smokes a pipe, whistles through the dark, and raises whirlwinds along the roads. The cap is the seat of his power, and the tales hold that whoever can catch him and take the cap wins the Saci's obedience or his magic, a prize that always slips away, because the trickster escapes as soon as the cap is grabbed. In some versions the color changes, with the red-capped Saci of the paths joined by variants wearing green or other colored caps, each with its own