The Guardian slams the caxirola: spare us the sound.
John Grace's article in a British newspaper satirizes an instrument created by musician Carlinhos Brown and adopted as the official instrument for the 2014 World Cup; "If you thought vuvuzelas were bad, wait until you hear the caxirola, a piece of green and yellow plastic brought to us by the Brazilian Ministry of Sport"; the journalist defines the caxirola as a "glorified rattle".
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The caxirola is already gaining worldwide attention a year before the 2014 World Cup. And in a negative way. An article by John Grace in the British newspaper The Guardian mocks the instrument created by musician Carlinhos Brown and adopted as the official instrument for the sporting event.
"If you thought vuvuzelas were bad, wait until you hear the caxirola, a green and yellow piece of plastic brought to us by the Brazilian Ministry of Sport." The publication's title is "Caxirola: Spare Us the Sound of Brazil's 2014 World Cup," in which the journalist refers to the instrument as a "glorified rattle."
John compares the caxirola to a similar instrument used in England in 1966, which was eventually banned from stadiums because it was considered a potential weapon due to its shape.
The debut of the caxirola this Sunday was definitely not what FIFA and the government expected. Around 30 of the instrument were distributed free to fans for the game between Bahia and Vitória at the Arena Fonte Nova. Dissatisfied with the 2-1 defeat, Bahia fans threw caxirolas onto the pitch.
An article in The Guardian looks back at the vuvuzela to conclude its critique of the Brazilian instrument. "And then we come to the caxirola, concrete proof that no moment of fleeting expression should go unexploited commercially."