Pandeiro and integrating it into the modern drum kit. Others, such as Sule Greg Wilson on the Carolina Chocolate Drops album "Genuine Negro Jig", use it in tandem with a tunable bodhran — also mounted — and play them as a pair with brushes to create drum kit effects, as well as their original intent as hand-held percussion. Pandeiro The pandeiro () is a type of hand frame drum popular in Brazil, and which has been described as an unofficial instrument of that nation. The drumhead is tunable, and the rim holds metal jingles ("platinelas"), which are cupped creating a crisper,
Sport in Brazil of the Brazilian men's volleyball team: The Brazil women's national volleyball team is ranked number 4 in the FIVB World Rankings. Here is a record for achievements of the Brazilian women's volleyball team: Brazilian younger teams maintain the same success rate as the senior squads. As of March 25, 2007, in the FIVB men ranking for junior and youth, Brazil is placed first for women, while the men are placed second. Beach volleyball has also given Brazilian athletes much success worldwide. Today, Brazil is the ruling country in volleyball, and it is Brazil's second most popular sport. The FIVB 2006