World Cup 2014 News: Brazil's Caxirola To Replace Vuvuzela

The 2014 World Cup will have a new instrument that will help create the trademark sound for the games: the caxirola.

The vuvuzela became the trademark instrument at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The African instrument is a long plastic horn with a with a noise that, according to doctors, could result in noise-induced hearing loss. With the 2014 World Cup slated to be held in Brazil, the yellow-and-green caxirola has been created by Brazilian musician Carlinhos Brown to sound like a maraca.

"For many people, the vuvuzela is very noisy, but the truth is that no one forgets," said Brown, who was nominated for an Oscar in 2012, to CNN. "She foretold that we should continue the pace. As a musician, I could not stop and there arose caxirola, a little less noisy."

Brazilian President Dilma Roussef unveiled the caxirola to serve as the new vuvuzela in the upcoming game after Brazil's Ministry of Sport gave their stamp of approval.

"This image of the green and yellow caxirola, it enchants because of the fact that we are talking about a 'green' plastic in a country that leads in sustainability in the world," Roussef said during the event, according to CNN. "And at the same time it is an object that has the ability to do two things, to combine the image with sound and take us to our goals."

"I think the caxirola is not only related to soccer, but also to our country's great capability to create an instrument that is much prettier than the vuvuzela," she added, according to ABC.

That said, the fist-sized caxirola may not make it to the World Cup as it is already posing problems during games. In a Brazilian championship game between Vitoria and Bahia, the pear-shaped plastic percussion piece was hurled on the field towards players by hundreds of fans, and repeatedly interrupted the games. And although nobody was injured, FIFA will be determining whether the instrument will be allowed at the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup.

"FIFA and the local organizing committee will analyze the situation and will reconsider the caxirolas as items approved for the Confederations Cup and World Cup, for safety reasons," FIFA said in a statement following the Brazilian instrument's debut.