The Berimbau (bee-rim-bau) is a percussion instrument with an African origin. It is the main instrument that is used in the Capoeira music and it is the one that defines the capoeira game – angola or regional. It is relatively complex and consists of a flexible wooden rod called “pau” or “verga”, a steel string called “arame” and gourd called “Cabaça”. The Berimbau is played with the help of a small thin stick called varreta, a coin called dobrao and a caxixi.