The Viola Beiroa is a stringed musical instrument from Castelo Branco, Eastern Portugal. It has 12 strings in 7 courses. The strings are made of steel. It is tuned D3, D3, A3 A2, D3 D2, G3 G2, B3 B3, D3 D3. The scale length is about 520mm.

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Viola Beiroa

Portuguese Viola Beiroa at the Casa Museo Del Timple, Lanzarote, Spain.
String instrument
Classification	String instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	(Composite chordophone)
Developed	Castelo Branco, Eastern Portugal
Related instruments
Viola caipira, Viola Braguesa, Viola Campanica, Viola Da Terra, Viola De Arame, Viola Sertaneja, Viola Terceira, Viola Toeira, Viola Amarantina.

External links

• The Stringed Instrument Database
• ATLAS of Plucked Instruments

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