Umbanda is a religion codified during the first half of the twentieth century. Its diffusion was remarkable, especially in capitals in urbanization and industrialization process, as Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Porto Alegre. The fundamental feature of this type of religion is the cult of spiritual entities representing national archetypes, often characterized by subordination. Among them, draws attention the Zé Pelintra figure, represented in his visual images as the typical carioca rascal of the 1920s and 1930s. White suit, Panama hat and saddle shoes are the constitutive elements of the entity s costume, greatly popularized in secular areas in the city of Rio de Janeiro. However, more than a diffuse symbol, such entity is seen by its followers as the spirit of one who won, after death, the right to incorporate in Umbanda centers and to interfere concretely in the lives of its devotees. In this regard, the question this dissertation is based is: what are the believers expectations in relation to that entity? Or rather: what are the challenges the entity is requested to respond? Thus, the purpose of this study is to identify possible meanings assigned to the sacralized version of the carioca rascal in umbandist current practice. From this perspective, the present analysis utilizes mainly participant observation as well as the use of open interviews among religious of terreiro (umbandist temple) where leaps out the evident closeness experienced between the devotees and the entities of the rascality category.