Viola (disambiguation)

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Viola may refer to:

Musical Instruments

Viola, a 4-string bowed musical instrument related to the violin.
Viola da Gamba, another name for the viol.

Guitars

Viola is a term used for several Portuguese and Brazilian regional folk guitars, any one of which is frequently called simply "viola", in its particular region:

Portugal:
- Viola Amarantina, a 5-course, 10-string guitar
- Viola de Arame, a 5-course, 9-string guitar from Madeira
- Viola Beiroa, a small harp guitar with twelve strings, or its smaller "parlor" model with 10 strings
- Viola Braguesa, a 5-course, 10-string guitar
- Viola Terceira, a 6-course, 15-string guitar from the Azores
- Viola da Terra, a 5-course, 12- or 15-string guitar
- Viola Toeira, a 5-course, 12-string guitar
Brazil:
- Viola caipira, a 5-course, 10-string Brazilian guitar
- Viola de choco, a 5-course, 5-string guitar from the Mato Grosso region
- Viola sertaneja, a 5-course, 10-string Brazilian guitar
- Viola de sete cordas, "guitar with seven strings", a variant name for the Violão de Sete Cordas, 7-course, 7-string Brazilian guitar

Fictional characters

Viola (Kiddy Grade), in the Japanese TV anime series Kiddy Grade
Viola (Twelfth Night character), in William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night
Viola de Lesseps, heroine of the film Shakespeare in Love
Viola, heroine of the film She's the Man
Viola, in the English video game series TimeSplitters
Viola, in the Japanese video game series Zone of the Enders
Viola, from the video game Eternal Sonata
Viola, a Gym Leader in Pokémon series
Viola, one of Jake's five children from Adventure Time aired on Cartoon Network

Organisms

Viola (butterfly), a genus of skipper butterflies
Viola (plant), a genus of flowering plants, including violets and pansies

People

Viola (given name), a female given name
Viola (footballer) (born 1969), Brazilian footballer Paulo Sergio Rosa
Al Viola (1919–2007), American jazz guitarist
Alessio Viola (born 1990), Italian footballer
Alfonso dalla Viola (c. 1508–c. 1573), Italian composer
Ali Viola (born 1976), former collegiate All-American softball player
Bill Viola (born 1951), American video artist
Brittany Viola (born 1987), American platform diver
Fernando Viola (1951–2001), Italian footballer
Frank Viola (born 1960), American retired Major League Baseball pitcher
Giovanni Viola (1926–2008), Italian football goalkeeper
Giovanni Battista Viola (1576–1622), Italian early Baroque painter
József Viola (1896–1949), Hungarian football player and coach
Juan Violá (1883–1919), Cuban baseball player in the Cuban and Negro leagues
Nicolas Viola (born 1989), Italian footballer
Pedro Viola (born 1983), Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher
Roberto Eduardo Viola (1924–1994), Commander-in-Chief of the Argentine Army who was President of Argentina in 1981
Valentín Viola (born 1991), Portuguese footballer
Paulinho da Viola (born 1942), Brazilian musician Paulo César Batista de Faria
Viola, stage name of Italian actress and singer Violante Placido (born 1976)

Places

United States

Viola, Arkansas, a town
Viola, California, an unincorporated community in Shasta County, California
Viola, Delaware, a town
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

Storms

Typhoon Viola, in the 1953, 1958, 1964 and 1966 Pacific typhoon seasons
Tropical Storm Viola, in the 1961, 1972 and 1975 Pacific seasons

Other uses

Viola (opera), an unfinished opera by Bedřich Smetana
Viola (trawler), an English fishing boat
1076 Viola, an asteroid
Viol@, a 1998 Italian erotic drama film
Viola Reggio Calabria, an Italian basketball team
ViolaWWW, an American web browser
Viola caipira, a Brazilian guitar often called simply a viola
I Viola, a nickname of the Italian football club ACF Fiorentina