Sinos
Sinos is a Portuguese term meaning bells and is used to refer to bells in general, as well as to geographic names in Portuguese-speaking regions. The plural sinos denotes bells of various sizes and types, typically made of metal and designed to produce a tonal pitch when struck. In addition to its everyday use, sinos appears in place names such as the Vale do Sinos in Brazil, a region named after the Sinos River.
Bells are percussion instruments most commonly made from bell metal, a bronze alloy of copper and tin.
Types and uses vary widely. Church bells and tower bells historically call worshipers, mark hours, and signal
Manufacture and maintenance focus on bellfounding and ongoing care. Foundries cast bells and may tune them
Vale do Sinos: a metropolitan region in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, located near Porto Alegre. It