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Cavaquinho

The cavaquinho is a Brazilian instrument, a small four-stringed cousin of a guitar. The instrument originated in Portugal but has become important in Brazil as a staple of both Choro and Samba, and is also found in Cape Verde, former Portuguese-colonized islands off the West African coast.

COUNTRY: Brazil, Cape Verde, Portugal
KEY GENRES: Choro, Morna, Samba

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