Little correction here: The legend of the Boto is very popular in Brazil. The name Encantado isn't widespread and is used only by regional people.
Brazil has a national Folklore day so legends and myths like this are taught at school and every kid learns early about werewolves, the Curupira, the Boto, the Iara (a kind of river "mermaid"), the Headless Mule, the Saci Pererê and more regional traditions. Usually schools on the Folklore day do presentations, plays, dances and each class talks about the folklore of one separate region of Brazil, so a child from Rio knows about the legends of Amazon and a kid from Ceará knows legends from the South.
There is a CUTE brazilian animated serie about our regional folklore called "Juro que vi" (I swear I saw it!)
Here is the link for O Boto at youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dTxX91W4P8 You can check a lot of other brazilian folklore inspired animations there too
Brazil has a national Folklore day so legends and myths like this are taught at school and every kid learns early about werewolves, the Curupira, the Boto, the Iara (a kind of river "mermaid"), the Headless Mule, the Saci Pererê and more regional traditions. Usually schools on the Folklore day do presentations, plays, dances and each class talks about the folklore of one separate region of Brazil, so a child from Rio knows about the legends of Amazon and a kid from Ceará knows legends from the South.
There is a CUTE brazilian animated serie about our regional folklore called "Juro que vi" (I swear I saw it!)
Here is the link for O Boto at youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dTxX91W4P8
You can check a lot of other brazilian folklore inspired animations there too