Calungo hand puppet of a 'Tenente (lieutenant) Afonsinho' character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has dark grey skin, large circular black eyes, small nose, thin moustache and closed mouth with thin dark red lips. He has painted short black hair, mostly covered by a wrapped head scarf. His fabric body / tunic is a dark green military camouflage fabric. The fabric is nailed to the hands and head. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Calungo hand puppet of a 'Padre (priest) Bento' character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has light pink skin, small black dots for eyes, long nose, and open mouth with thin dark red lips. He has painted short black hair around a mostly bald head. His fabric body / tunic is royal blue with matching royal blue sequined sleeves, and he wears a white collar around his neck. The fabric is adhered(?) to the hands and head. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Calungo hand puppet of a 'Tigre Pintado' (painted tiger) character (the form is more similar to a stuffed animal than a puppet). Head is carved from wood and painted yellow with dark brown spots, and a bright red mouth and red eyes. White whiskers are adhered to the face. The body and tail are covered with a faux fur of yellow with dark brown spots. Depicted with only one leg in front and one in back.

Calungo hand puppet of a 'Filomena' character (the form is more similar to a doll than a puppet). The fabric body is off-white, with embroidered almond-shaped black eyes, and small red lips. She has attached curly black hair with a red ribbon on top. She wears a bright green dress with dark blue ribbon lining the collar, sleeves and hem, as well as belted around the waist. She has light blue fabric boots.

Calungo hand puppet of a 'Zé da Maloca' character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has medium grey skin, large almond-shaped black eyes, long nose, semi-circlular beard, and closed mouth with dark red lips. He has painted short black hair. His fabric body / tunic is navy blue with repeating small white flower design. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Calungo hand puppet of a 'Noiva (bride) Benedita' character (the form is more similar to a doll than a puppet). The fabric body is off-white with attached black glove-like hands. Her facial features are drawn in felt with almond-shaped black eyes, thick eyebrows, small nose, smiling burgundy mouth and rosy cheeks. She wears a long white sleeveless dress. Her red-brown hair is tied up, and worn under a white veil with a large jewelled pink and white bow. She wears earrings and a necklace.

Calungo hand puppet of a 'Baltazar' character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has dark brown-black skin, small circular black eyes with white eyelashes, flat nose, and thin red lips. He has painted short black hair, that is covered by a woven wide brim hat. His fabric body / tunic is off-white with purple flowers, and he wears a small red poncho overtop. The fabric is nailed to the hands. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Calungo hand puppet of a 'Capitão João Redondo' or Captain John character. Head and hands are carved from wood. He has yellow-beige natural wood for skin, and painted oval black eyes, black hair and moustache, and red lips. He has a moveable lower jaw, hinged with leather both within the head and small straps on either side, and fishing line extending out from the chin down the front of his collar. His fabric body / tunic is black and white gingham. The fabric is nailed to the hands and head. Each hand has a single hole extending through the hand for possible accessories. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Calungo hand puppet of a 'Cachorra Pechincha' (bargain dog?) character. The light brown dog is made with wood covered in fabric. It has small ears and a slightly curled tail. Black wood eyes and painted nose, and drawn red mouth. In place of legs, a tube of mixed animal prints (stripes, spots) fabric in black, brown and white extends down, which is where the hand is inserted.

Calungo hand puppet of a 'Casimiro Coco' character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has black skin, glass eyes with sparkles, orange wool hair and beard, red lips and eyebrows, metal teeth and prominent white eyelashes. His jaw is hinged, and is operated by a control wire under his chin. He wears a basketry hat, with the rim wrapped with light blue ribbon. His fabric body / tunic is sky blue with large pink flowers and green leaves, with a cutout floral pattern within. The fabric is adhered to the hands and head. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.