Also called a raspador locally, this is a rasp or scraper of African origin used as a percussion instrument in Brazilian music, especially samba, as well as elsewhere in Latin America.

Traditionally, the reco reco was made from a sawtooth-notched cylindrical body made of bamboo or wood (as shown), and played with a wooden stick. But more recently, reco recos have been made of a metallic cylinder with springs attached and played with a metal stick, which results in a much louder sound. In some models, the sound box has a hole on the bottom part, which can be covered with the hand to achieve different timbral possibilities. Nowadays, reco recos have also been made out of fibreglass, but the wooden version remains the most popular.