Iara is a legend of Brazilian folklore. She is a beautiful mermaid who lives in the Amazon River, her skin is brunette, has long hair, black and brown eyes.
Iara tends to bathe in the rivers and sing an irresistible melody, so the men who see her can not resist their desires and jump into the river. She has the power to blind those who admire her and take to the bottom of the river any man she wishes to marry.
The Indians believe so much in the power of Iara that they avoid passing near the lakes at dusk.

According to legend, Iara was a warrior India, the best of the tribe, and received many compliments from her father who was a shaman.
Iara's brothers were very envious and decided to kill her at night while she slept. Iara, who possessed a very sharp ear, listened to them and killed them.
In fear of his father's reaction, Iara fled. Her father, the shaman of the tribe, conducted a relentless search and managed to find her, as punishment for the deaths threw her in the encounter of the Black and Solimões rivers, some fish took the girl to the surface and transformed her into a beautiful mermaid. Sorry for my english.