The urban legend of the Xuxa doll, which became popular in Sorocaba, São Paulo, in 1989, involves the belief that the TV presenter's doll was possessed by the devil and had caused the death of a child. This story, which gained widespread attention at the time, drew a crowd to the Sorocaba Cathedral, where the doll was believed to be, to try to see the supposedly exorcised toy. The legend, in its various versions, tells of the doll acquiring claws and a terrifying form, attacking and killing the child while she slept. Some versions claim that the doll was purchased after an unusual request from the mother, who said she would only buy it if the devil gave her the money.