$Fifes, fiferos or fife are small transverse flutes well known in Brazil through the fife bands of the northeast. Brazilian natives also have their transverse flutes in the fife style in other scales. Some researchers believe that fifes arrived in Brazil during colonization. Others believe they are of indigenous origin.
What we know is that in various parts of the world, native cultures developed their transverse flutes. Fifes generally have 7 holes, one for the embouchure and six for the notes, their scale is the natural major.
