Nhanderuvuçu

Nhanderuvuçu, also known as Nhamandú, Yamandú or Nhandejara is considered the creator god in Tupi- Guarani mythology.

Legend
At the beginning of everything, everything was chaos: there was nothing solid on the planet, the seeds of all beings shuffled around aimlessly. And in the midst of this storm, something unexplainable happened: a simple sigh appeared, grew and multiplied, taking shape until it became a thought. It was still a disembodied soul, which the new being would slowly create itself. His feet and arms took shape and firmness like twigs, as did his head, which rose in the mist. And thus Nhanderuvuçu was born.

When his eyes opened, Nhanderuvuçu saw the mess the Earth was in and thought about giving it order. Nhanderuvuçu created the two souls and, from the two souls, matter "anhandeci" emerged. Then he said there would be lakes, mist, fog and rivers. To protect all this, he created Iara. After Iara, Nhanderuvuçu created Tupã who controls the weather, the weather and the wind, Tupã manifests himself with lightning, thunder, lightning, winds and storms, it is Tupã who pushes the clouds across the sky.