anel), and balancing the weight there. A small stone or coin (pedra or dobrão) is held between the index and thumb of the same hand that holds the berimbau...

have also been minted in Portuguese colonies, where they went by the name dobrão, with the same meaning. The São Tomé and Príncipe dobra is the only extant...

berimbau tone. The arame is struck with the dobrão open and the cabaça away from the stomach for a low note, or dobrão pressing firmly for a high note. In this...

coins of 480 réis (the cruzado), 1$200, 2$400, 12$000, and 24$000 (the dobrão), though they are stamped with their old values of 400, 1$000, 2$000, 10$000...