chocalho
Sign in to savethumb|300px|Musicians playing chocalho in a Samba school parade. Chocalho is the generic name for "shaker" in Portuguese. There are various types of idiophones using this name in Portuguese, not always being the same instrument: a shaker; a kind of jingle stick used to play samba music; a cowbell;
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thumb|300px|Musicians playing chocalho in a Samba school parade. Chocalho is the generic name for "shaker" in Portuguese. There are various types of idiophones using this name in Portuguese, not always being the same instrument: a shaker; a kind of jingle stick used to play samba music; a cowbell;
Chocalhos are typically used as a support to the sound of the caixas, to sustain the rhythm in the bateria. This instrument consists of an aluminum or wooden frame with a number of rows, each carrying pairs of jingles (platinelas). The chocalho is played by shaking it back and forth and pumping the arms up and down.