sentences:  Once under the spell of the Iara a man would leave anything to live with her underwater forever, due she was pretty and would cater for all needs of her lover for the rest of his life.Other versions indicate that she slay the mens drownes in the river attracted by their beautiful songs.According to the oral tradition of Brazilian folklore, Iara was a beautiful young indigenous in a tribe of patriarchal customs, developed her talents for the warfare gaining admiration from all of her tribe and respect from her father, the chief of the tribe, but stirred up the envy of her male brothers, who decided to sabotage her by murdering her during the night, says the legend that Iara knew how to defend herself from the attacks of her brothers and accidentally killed them.