Caxirola banned from FIFA World Cup 2014 stadiums

Caxirolas have been banned from FIFA World Cup stadiums

Brazil’s answer to the infamous vuvuzela used in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the Caxirola (pronounced ka-she-roll-ah) has been banned from the FIFA World Cup 2014 stadium.

The instrument which found the support of Brazilian President Dalima Roussef was deemed dangerous by Brazilian Minister of Justice.

Fans of Brazilian clubs Vitoria and Bahia had used Caxirolas as missiles to throw at the players in the stadium during match between the two clubs last April.

Caxirolas are made up of lightweight plastic which cannot be recycled. They have been a huge hit in Brazil and despite the instrument getting banned there hasn't been any sort of decline whatsoever in their sales.

"We recommended not to use it because it could harm the fans that are watching the match," says Danyelle Simões, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Justice.

But then this would have certainly come as a blow to those people who have been happy using an instrument which certainly provided softer tones of sound as compared to the vuvuzela which had become a symbol of deafening and irritating sound which was banned only after the 2010 FIFA World Cup concluded.

With millions of tourists expected in Brazil throughout the World Cup this could potentially have been an industry worth millions of dollars which could still be the case since the sales have not been affected by the stadium ban.

Brazilian artist Carlinhos Brown, credited with the invention of the device insisted that thousands of caxirolas played in unison would have produced a hissing noise that "is like a beautiful breeze, not like a snake."