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The viola de Queluz is a stringed instrument from Queluz, Brazil. It has 12 strings in 5 courses. The lower 2 are tripled and the rest are doubled.
They were produced mainly between the late 19th and early 20th century, and inspired by the viola toeira from Portugal.
They were traditionally handmade, and are still made today, despite not being as popular as they once were. There was a conference of players and luthiers in 2010, also attended by local government officials.
References
Viola de Queluz Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA