The brinquinho is a
musical instrument from
Madeira,
Portugal
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. It's the main
musical instrument used in the
Folklore
Folklore is shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group. This includes oral traditions such as tales, legends, proverbs and jokes. They include material culture, ranging ...
dance the
Bailinho da Madeira.
It consists of a set of wooden dolls dressed in costumes typical of
Madeira, accompanied by
Castanets
Castanets, also known as ''clackers'' or ''palillos'', are a percussion instrument (idiophone), used in Spanish, Kalo, Moorish, Ottoman, Italian, Sephardic, Swiss, and Portuguese music. In ancient Greece and ancient Rome there was a simil ...
hanging on the wooden dolls backs and in the middle is a reed, which is moved by vertical movements.
left, 100px, The ''brinquinho''
References
External links
Brinquinho da Madeira
Madeiran culture
Portuguese folklore
Portuguese musical instruments
Portuguese words and phrases
Wooden dolls
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