Eight red-robed "tiraboleiros" pull the ropes and bring it into a swinging motion almost to the roof of the transept, reaching speeds of 68 km/h and dispensing thick clouds of incense.
Eight red-robed "tiraboleiros" pull the ropes, producing increasing large oscillations of the censer. The incensory can reach speeds of 68 km/h as it dispenses thick clouds of incense.