The viola caipira (Portuguese for hillbilly guitar) is a ten-string, five-course guitar. Unlike most steel-string guitars, its strings are plucked with the fingers of the right hand similarly to the technique used for classical and flamenco guitars, rather than by the use of a plectrum.
It is a folk instrument commonly found in Brazil, where it is often simply called a viola.
The origins of the viola caipira are obscure, but folklorist Luís da Câ...
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