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The fabulous universe presented on the stories of Mura Games is based on different elements of the Brazilian fauna, flora and ethnoecology. Some foreign references, like exotic or endangered species, are also used in a complementary way.

On texts found in this session, the players will have the opportunity to learn about the elements of the real world that inspired Mura's fiction. This is the way Mura Games found to add value to the time invested by the user with entertainment, trying to establish a way that brings fun, culture and knowledge to the players.


Berimbau

Berimbau

The Berimbau-de-peito, also known simply as a Berimbau in Brazil, is a single string musical instrument. It consists of a string stretched between both ends of a bow usually made out of wood. There is a calabash attached at the base with the bottom cut off, which acts as a resonance box...Read more Berimbau

The Mura People

The Mura People

Originally, the Muras were a Brazilian indigenous group living in the area of the lower Amazon, Solimões, Madeira, Autaz, Baetas, Marmelos, Mataurá, Aripuanã and Canumã.

These natives became known as “privateers of the waterways”, as they lived in their canoes...

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Blue Macaw

Blue Macaw

Macaws are the largest members of the Psittacidae family, the same one parakeets, parrots and similar birds also belong to. They are found from southern North America (Mexico) all the way South America. Brazil is number one, for having specimens of all genera and the largest number of species, in a total of 13...

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Drosera

Drosera

The carnivorous plants of the Droseraceae family comprehend a huge list of plants. The plants of this family have their leaves disposed in a rosette like way. These leaves are modified to make it possible for the plant to capture small insects, and it is usually covered by some sort of fur that produce a sticky substance called mucilage...

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Voodoo Lily

Voodoo Lily

The ability to raise one’s temperature, technically called thermogenesis, is an exception in the vegetable kingdom. Only one plant family has this well-known and measured property, the Araceae.

The Araceae are more commonly known as anthuriums. The peace lily and the ceriman are other examples of Araceae...

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Heliamphora

Heliamphora

The name Heliamphora is a result of linking two Greek words; hélios, which means sun, and amphoreus, which means amphora (a kind of Greek vase). Together, these words create a name that means "vase filled with sun".

These are primitive herbaceous plants which live in habitats with damp and acid soils. Their original environments are the summits of mountains, more or less 2400m high, in Venezuela, Guiana and Brazil's border...

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Mango

Mango

The fruit from the real world that has inspired the Acarú is the Mango.

Originally from Asia, the Mango (Mangifera indica) is part of the Anacardiaceae family. In Brazil, this family is represented by some well-known species. The Cashew is a good example when talking about the North and Northeast regions of the country...

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Black Jaguar

Black Jaguar

The Black Jaguar is a genetic mutation of the jaguar, in which, a concentrated increase of black pigmentation happens. This phenomenon is called melanism and it is inherited through a dominant gene. This is the biggest feline species of the American continent. Its body is robust, compact and sturdy...

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