Chocalho

Chocalho

A small chocalho
Percussion instrument
Classification	hand percussion
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	112.112 (Stickrattles)
Related instruments
Shaker

Musicians playing chocalho in a Samba school parade.

Chocalhois the generic name for "shaker" inPortuguese.There are various types ofidiophonesusing this name in Portuguese, not always being the same instrument:

• ashaker;
• a kind of jingle stick used to playsambamusic;
• acowbell;

Chocalhos are typically used as a support to the sound of thecaixas,to sustain the rhythm in thebateria.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. Also known as Rocar.