Viola braguesa is a stringed instrument from Braga in northwestern Portugal. It has 10 strings in 5 courses. The strings are made of steel. It is tuned C<sub>4</sub>/C<sub>3</sub>âÂÂG<sub>4</sub>/G<sub>3</sub>âÂÂA<sub>4</sub>/A<sub>3</sub>âÂÂD<sub>4</sub>/D<sub>4</sub>âÂÂG<sub>4</sub>/G<sub>4</sub>. The scale length is about .
Many , such as the Viola braguesa, have smaller requinto versions also, called 'requinta'. The viola braguesa requinta is tuned: A<sub>4</sub>/A<sub>3</sub>âÂÂC<sub>5</sub>/C<sub>4</sub>âÂÂF<sub>5</sub>/F<sub>4</sub>âÂÂC<sub>5</sub>/C<sub>5</sub>âÂÂE<sub>5</sub>/E<sub>5</sub>. This tuning is a fifth above the standard Viola braguesa.