Aa percussion instrument consisting of a closed basket with a flat bottom filled with seeds or other small particles from the Bantu culture and arrived in Brazil with slaves from the Congo and Angola.

A caxixi is a type of musical rattle used in traditional music from Brazil and other parts of South America. It is made from a woven basket filled with small seeds or beads that create a distinctive rhythmic sound when shaken. The caxixi is an important percussion instrument in many Brazilian musical styles, including samba, bossa nova, and Afro-Brazilian folk music.