# Boiuna > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boiuna > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boiuna.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiuna > Source revision: 1341451437 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Mythological snake in Brazilian mythology}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}thumb|right|A representation of Boiuna at a festival in Brazil. '''Boiuna''' (translated as '''"Black Snake"''') is a mythological creature in [Brazilian mythology](/source/Brazilian_mythology). It is also known as the '''Cobra-Grande''' (translated as "Large Serpent") and the '''Mboiaçu'''. ==Mythology== The Boiuna is a nocturnal black [snake](/source/snake) creature which is the most powerful creature of the rivers within the [Amazon rainforest](/source/Amazon_rainforest). It can take on various shapes in order to frighten away any [fishermen](/source/Fisherman) that enter its territory. Some of the forms the Boiuna can take on are a canoe, a sailboat and a woman.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.ufmg.br/cienciaparatodos/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/leituraparatodos/e5_30-alendaamazonicadeboiuna.pdf |title=A lenda amazônica de Boiúna |language=pt-BR |publisher=[Federal University of Minas Gerais](/source/Federal_University_of_Minas_Gerais) |year=2011 |trans-title=The Amazonian legend of Boiúna |place=[Belo Horizonte](/source/Belo_Horizonte) |series=Leitura para todos |access-date=2024-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122223812/https://www.ufmg.br/cienciaparatodos/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/leituraparatodos/e5_30-alendaamazonicadeboiuna.pdf |archive-date=2022-01-22 |url-status=live |format=PDF}} ==In popular culture== * The Boiuna appears in ''[The River](/source/The_River_(U.S._TV_series))''. Initially, it was portrayed as an uncharted stretch of the Amazon river that curves through the jungle like a snake's coils, and it's home to all manners of paranormal occurrences: "The further we go up the Boiuna, the further the laws of physics breaks down" as one character states. Later, it is revealed that the Boiuna is actually [the evil life force of the river itself](/source/Genius_loci), and the series ends with the very river changing shape to prevent the characters from leaving, trapping them in the jungle for all eternity. * The Boiuna also appears in ''[AdventureQuest Worlds](/source/AdventureQuest_Worlds)''. This version of the Boiuna is a recolored version of Snake. It is among the creatures that attack Terra da Festa before the [Carnaval](/source/Brazilian_Carnival) Party. ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.itanhaemvirtual.com.br/litoral_sul_english_Legends_Boiuna.htm Boiuna] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20131013074232/http://www.itanhaemvirtual.com.br/litoral_sul_english_Legends_Boiuna.htm |date=13 October 2013 }} at Itanheim Virtual Category:Brazilian legendary creatures Category:Fictional snakes Category:Legendary serpents Category:Indigenous Amazonian legendary creatures Category:Water spirits {{legendary-creature-stub}} {{Brazil-myth-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Boiuna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiuna) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiuna?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.