Encantado's a word in Brazilian Portuguese roughly translating as "enchanted one", and's also a commonly used greeting in Spanish meaning "enchanted", as in "enchanted to meet you". The Brazilian term's used for creatures who come from a paradisiacal underwater realm called the Encante. It may refer to spirit beings or shapeshifting snakes, but most often it designates dolphins with the ability to turn into humans. Although belief in them's starting to wane, there're still plenty of South Americ… (
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