Zé Pelintra

Zé Pelintra (also Zé Pilintra) is a folk character and spiritual mythology african-Brazilian and regional Kimbanda, Umbanda and Catimbó.

Fairly considered, especially among kimbandeiros and Umbanda, as the patron spirit of the bars, gambling sites and gutters (though not aligned with professional negative slant) is a kind of transcript of the archetypal "rogue." In their dress, fairly typical, Ze Pelintra is represented wearing full suit in white, chrome shoes, maroon or red tie and Panama hat in red or black ribbon.

Among the many stories on this entity, the best known is that of Joseph Emerenciano who was born in Pernambuco and lived his life in Rio de Janeiro, marginality by protecting prostitutes which paid him for his service. He had a famous knife with bone handle, that second count, he tore the flesh of many marginal aggression towards their protection, their action was swift and sure. I once fell in love with the wife of an army sergeant, a beautiful blonde with blue eyes. And both insist managed to score a date with a beautiful woman. The woman in turn, pitched for it a place to trap all told her husband that was in place to meet. They say that that night Joseph put on his best suit. He was in the bar drinking a glass of rum when her husband came in and called: "scoundrel"! By turning to the man Joseph died with a clear shot in the forehead. Since then, the spiritual guide went on to attend the sessions of Umbanda and Kimbanda line of souls.

Despite having religious importance to both practitioners of Kimbanda, Umbanda and Catimbó Ze Pelintra originating entity of this latter. The absorption of one entity by another religion took place when the major urban centers of southeastern Brazil began to embrace old rural areas and encourage the migration of workers from other parts of the country in its development process. Insofar as this was happening, the priests began to consider the Catimbó Ze Pelintra as an entity belonging also to his own cult.

Ze Pelintra is invoked when his followers need help with domestic matters, business or financial and is reputed as a worker of charity and the making of good things.He like rum, whisky, cigarretes and a white hat.