The Brazilian samba banjo is basically a cavaquinho neck on a banjo body, thereby producing a louder sound than the cavaquinho. It is tuned the same as the top 4 strings of a 5-string banjo up an octave (or any cavaquinho tuning).
the brazilian samba banjo is basically a cavaquinho neck on a banjo body thereby producing a louder sound than the cavaquinho it is tuned the same as the top 4 strings of a 5-string banjo up an octave (or any cavaquinho tuning)