The cavaquinho is a musical instrument of Portuguese origin with four plucked strings resembling a small guitar. It can be found in different forms from Madeira to the Azores, through Brazil, and even as far as Hawaii, where it gives rise to the ukulele. This stringed instrument has become very widespread in Brazil, where it is sometimes called cavaco (cavaquinho is the diminutive). Today, it is fully integrated into Brazilian music, particularly the samba carioca, chorinho or samba de Enredo.