| Brazilian gaucho music | |
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| Native name | Música gaúcha, música gaúcha brasileira, música nativista |
| Other names | Nativist gaucho music |
| Cultural origins | Portugal, Spanish, Africa and from Indigenous peoples |
| Typical instruments | Accordion, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Violin and bombo legüero |
| Regional scenes | |
| Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina | |
Brazilian gaucho music (in Portuguese música gaúcha brasileira or música nativista) denotes the traditional music of Río Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Paraná states, whose population has a strong ancestry of European countries like Portugal, Spain, Italy and Germany. The word gaucho refers to the countryside and farm people.