Cuca

Cuca is a recurring antagonist of the novel books of Sítio do Picapau Amarelo. Based on of Brazilian folklore legend's character she is a witch who kidnaps and eats naughty children. In the books she marked appearance to kidnap one of the protagonists in one of the chapters of the book "O Saci" in 1921.

However excelled themselves more in popular culture from a TV series adaptation produced in 1970. In this version she became incarnated as an anthropomorphic alligator with blond hair, acting as the main villain in the story. With the success of this adaptation in the TV series, Cuca returned in all other adaptations of the Sítio do Picapau Amarelo, including the 2001 version and the cartoon series in 2012.

Characteristics

Although in the books she is shown as a serious and cruel witch, in the TV adaptations Cuca has an angrier and incompetent personality. She can be considered a bogeyman for always abduct children to devour them, but can never eat anyone. She also shares a rivalry with Emília Doll, by his cunning and Cuca always manage to defeat their spells against the Yellow Woodpecker Ranch. Subsequently earns a footman called Pesadelo, but he proves to be the most incompetent Cuca.