Brasil's answer to the vuvuzela: Caxirola. Pedhua apito.

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(On Edit: Corrected my misspelling, it's "vuvuzEla" not "vuvuzUela.)

O.K., I get into the World Cup, after my fashion which is watching one live game or two, or PARTS of them, if the times happen to be convenient plus re-runs of the opening or closing ceremonies --- which, come to think of it, is *not* getting-into it much at all, but it's much more than any other sports.

Plus, with the S. Africa Cup I went so far as to get a vuvuzela, which has stood unused (where *would* you use it?!1) on its bell on a table ever since, plus a plaster replica gold-painted of the Cup itself, which, also standing on a shelf at least fulfills a display function.

Anyway, my research is presented here, that Brazil's noise makers are the caxirola, which is a grenade shaped rattle sounding like Mexican maracas. And pedhua apito, which is updated from the indigenous wood carving of a whistle that makes bird calls. Also, there is some thing called a samba whistle, which is the crossed whistle. There are Primitive (in the artistic use of the word "Primitive&quot versions available, but the Cup and related world conglomerate festivities being what they are, the plastic, commercial replicas are what the cash is all about.

Oh, and the vuvuzelas were banned from events after S. Africa, and so are all the Brasil things, for reasons of annoying noise, plus that the caxirolas look like hand grenades and soccer fans literal mindedly tend to toss them on the field or at each other if, rare occurrence for sports fans, they chance to become upset.

And since we know that Lounge is full of sophisticates in all pursuits of cooking and living, included at the bottom is a musicians' quality wood pedhua.

Caxirola:



Samba whistle (“apito” = “whistle”):



Pedhua apito:



Knock on Wood pedhua apito: