Caipora Books
Sharing the World's Unknown Mystiques
Editora Caipora LTDA
What Is Caipora?
Caipora isn't your typical publishing house. We're more like caretakers for the stories that got left behind — the weird ones, the uncomfortable ones, the ones that make you look over your shoulder twice.
I started this because I kept finding myself drawn to tales that lived in the margins. You know the ones: Weird, Gothic drenched in sweat and folklore that hasn't been sanitized for mass consumption, stories where the monsters might actually have a point, myths that feel more real than the evening news.
The Name Says It All
The Caipora is this incredible figure from Brazilian folklore — a wild, red-haired guardian of the forest who doesn't mess around. She protects what needs protecting and unsettles anyone who thinks they can just take what they want. That's exactly the energy I want this press to have.
What We're All About
I publish dark folktales, strange fiction, gothic coloring books, and bilingual editions that don't worry about borders. I'm especially drawn to voices that haven't been heard enough — women telling their own stories, immigrants carrying their myths across oceans, anyone who refuses to make their truth more palatable.
There's this thing I call Tropical Gothic that runs through a lot of our work. It's not a marketing term — it's a real tradition that's been growing in the shadows of Latin American literature. Stories where the heat makes everything a little unreal, where the jungle has opinions, where the past refuses to stay buried.
How We Do ThingsI believe books should feel like objects of power. When you hold one of our titles, I want you to notice the weight, the texture, the way it looks on your shelf. We're not interested in sterile minimalism. If a story deserves gold foil and thick paper and that perfect vintage feel, that's what it gets.
Why This MattersThe world has a short memory, especially for the stories that make it uncomfortable. But forgetting isn't neutral — it's a choice. Every time we let a myth fade or a voice go quiet, we lose something we can't get back.
I'm not trying to preserve these stories like museum pieces. I want them alive, unsettling people, making them question what they think they know. Because the best stories don't just entertain — they transform. And transformation usually happens in the dark, in the spaces we'd rather not look.
Someone has to remember. Someone has to keep the strange stories breathing. That's what we're here for.
Caipora isn't your typical publishing house. We're more like caretakers for the stories that got left behind — the weird ones, the uncomfortable ones, the ones that make you look over your shoulder twice.
I started this because I kept finding myself drawn to tales that lived in the margins. You know the ones: Weird, Gothic drenched in sweat and folklore that hasn't been sanitized for mass consumption, stories where the monsters might actually have a point, myths that feel more real than the evening news.
The Name Says It All
The Caipora is this incredible figure from Brazilian folklore — a wild, red-haired guardian of the forest who doesn't mess around. She protects what needs protecting and unsettles anyone who thinks they can just take what they want. That's exactly the energy I want this press to have.
What We're All About
I publish dark folktales, strange fiction, gothic coloring books, and bilingual editions that don't worry about borders. I'm especially drawn to voices that haven't been heard enough — women telling their own stories, immigrants carrying their myths across oceans, anyone who refuses to make their truth more palatable.
There's this thing I call Tropical Gothic that runs through a lot of our work. It's not a marketing term — it's a real tradition that's been growing in the shadows of Latin American literature. Stories where the heat makes everything a little unreal, where the jungle has opinions, where the past refuses to stay buried.
How We Do ThingsI believe books should feel like objects of power. When you hold one of our titles, I want you to notice the weight, the texture, the way it looks on your shelf. We're not interested in sterile minimalism. If a story deserves gold foil and thick paper and that perfect vintage feel, that's what it gets.
Why This MattersThe world has a short memory, especially for the stories that make it uncomfortable. But forgetting isn't neutral — it's a choice. Every time we let a myth fade or a voice go quiet, we lose something we can't get back.
I'm not trying to preserve these stories like museum pieces. I want them alive, unsettling people, making them question what they think they know. Because the best stories don't just entertain — they transform. And transformation usually happens in the dark, in the spaces we'd rather not look.
Someone has to remember. Someone has to keep the strange stories breathing. That's what we're here for.
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