The pandeiro is a Spanish-Portuguese percussion instrument adopted in Brazil. The pandeiro is an instrument with a wide variety of sounds for a drum, which can be found in different genres of music throughout Brazil. It accompanies, alone or with other instruments, the verbal jousting of the repentistas of the Nordeste. It is the central instrument for all varieties of samba (samba de roda, samba de viola, partido alto, pagoda) and is the solo and accompanying instrument in the choro. Together with the berimbau, the pandeiro is the minimal orchestra of capoeira.