The origin of the rivers Xingu and Amazon is also part of the indigenous imagination. Reportedly, in former times everything was dry. Juruna lived inside the woods and had neither water nor river. Juriti was the owner of water and saved it in three barrels. Cinaã kids were thirsty and went to ask some water to the bird. Juriti denied and said: "Your father is the powerful Pajé (tribal priest considered to have supernatural forces to heal illness or predict the future, a witchdoctor, in many native tribes), why can't he give you water?" They went home in tears. Cinaã asked why they were crying and they told her. Cinaã advised them not to go there any more, as it could be dangerous; she told them that there were fishes inside those barrels. But they went, anyway and broke the barrels. As the water spilled, Juriti got furious. The brothers jumped off, but the big fish that was inside swallowed Rubiatá (one of the brothers), whose legs remained out of its mouth. The other two brothers started to run and went opening rivers and waterfalls on their way. The big fish ran after them spreading water, so the Xingu river was formed. They kept running until they reached the state of Amazonas. There, the brothers caught Rubiatá, who was already dead. They have cut his legs, and blew his blood. Rubiatá was alive, again. After that, they blew the water right there, in Amazonas, and the river turned very large. They went back home and told everybody that they had broken the barrels and so there would be water to drink for the rest of their lives.
