THE LEGEND OF “AÇAÍ”

A long time ago when there was not yet the city of Belém, lived in its place a very large indigenous tribe.

As foods were scarce, it was very difficult to provide food for all Indians of the tribe. Then the “Cacique” Itaki took a very cruel decision. He decided that from that day on all children would be sacrificed to prevent the population of his tribe to increase.

Until one day the daughter of the “Cacique”, called IAÇÃ, gave birth to a beautiful girl, who also had to be sacrificed.

IAÇÃ was desperate, crying every night longing for her daughter. She was kept hostage for several days in her tent and then she asked Tupã to show to her father another way to help his people, without sacrificing children.

One night, when the moon was full, IAÇÃ heard a child crying. She approached the door of her hollow and saw her beautiful daughter smiling at the foot of a skinny palm tree. Initially she was static, but soon after that, launched herself toward her daughter, embracing her. But her daughter mysteriously disappeared.
IAÇÃ, inconsolable, cried herself to sleep. The next day her body was found embracing the trunk of the skinny palm tree, but in her face was a smile of happiness and her black eyes stared the top of the palm tree, which was laden with little dark fruits.

“Cacique” Itaki then ordered that the fruits were to be caught in bowls made of wood and manually transformed into a red wine, which would be called AÇAÍ named in honor of her daughter (IAÇÃ inverted). He Fed his people and, from this day, he suspended his order of sacrificing children.

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