The viola is a stringed musical instrument related to the violin. Viola also may refer to:
Guitars Viola is a term for several Portuguese and Brazilian regional folk guitars, frequently called simply "viola" in their respective regions: Portugal: Viola amarantina, a 5-course, 10-string guitar Viola beiroa, a small harp guitar with twelve strings Viola braguesa, a 5-course, 10-string guitar Viola da terra, a 5-course, 12- or 15-string guitar Viola de arame, a 5-course, 9-string guitar from Madeira Viola da Terceira, a 6-course, 15-string guitar from the Azores Viola toeira, a 5-course, 12-string guitar Brazil: Viola caipira, a 5-course, 10-string Brazilian guitar Viola de cocho a 5-course, 5-string Brazilian guitar Viola sertaneja, a 5-course, 10-string Brazilian guitar
Organisms Viola (butterfly), a genus of skipper butterflies Viola (plant), a genus of flowering plants, including violets and pansies
Places
United States Viola, Arkansas, a town Viola, California, an unincorporated community Viola, Delaware, a town Viola, Georgia, an unincorporated community Viola, Idaho, an unincorporated community Viola, Illinois, a village Viola, Iowa, an unincorporated community Viola, Kansas, a city Viola, Kentucky, an unincorporated community Viola, Minnesota, an unincorporated community Viola, Missouri, an unincorporated community Viola, New York, a hamlet Viola, Tennessee, a town Viola, Marion County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Viola, Marshall County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Viola, Wisconsin, a village Viola Township (disambiguation), various townships Lake Viola (Florida), a lake in Highlands County, Florida
Italy Viola, Piedmont, a comune in the province of Cuneo Lago Viola, a small lake in Lombardy
People Viola (given name), a female given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name Viola (surname) Viola, Duchess of Opole (died 1251), a duchess consort and regent of the Silesian duchy of Opole Viola (singer) (born 1976), stage name of Italian singer Violante Placido Viola (footballer) (born 1969), Brazilian footballer Paulo Sergio Rosa Viola, pen name of American poet Laura M. Hawley Thurston (1812-1842) Paulinho da Viola, Brazilian musician born Paulo César Batista de Faria in 1942
Military
Viola (trawler), an English steam trawler built in 1906 HMS Viola, an Aubrietia-class sloop launched in 1916 Viola, the original name of HMS Legion (1914) a Laforey-class destroyer, laid down in 1912
Other uses Typhoon Viola, various typhoons, a tropical storm and a tropical depression Viola (opera), an unfinished opera by Bedřich Smetana 1076 Viola, an asteroid Viol@, a 1998 Italian erotic drama film Viola Reggio Calabria, an Italian basketball team ViolaWWW, an American web browser I Viola, a nickname of the Italian football club ACF Fiorentina Berimbau viola, the smallest berimbau in the berimbau ensembles
See also Viol, a family of stringed musical instruments Viola da Gamba, another name for the viol Violin (disambiguation) Voila (disambiguation) Violet (disambiguation) Violeta (disambiguation) Violetta (disambiguation) Violette (disambiguation)