Barra (disambiguation)

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For the similar sounding Burra see Burra (disambiguation)

Barra may refer to:

Places in Europe:

• Barra, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Barra (Naples), Italy
• Barra de Mira, Portugal
• Gougane Barra, a settlement in County Cork, Ireland

Places in Africa:

• Barra, Gambia
• Praia da Barra, Inhambane Province, Mozambique

Places in Oceania:

• Barra Brui, New South Wales, Australia
• Glen Barra, via Bendemeer, New South Wales, Australia

Places in North America:

• Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico

Places in South America:

• Barra, Bahia, a municipality in Bahia, Brazil
• Barra Bonita, a municipality in São Paulo, Brazil
• Barra da Lagoa, a district of the city of Florianópolis in Santa Catarina, Brazil
• Barra da Tijuca, a neighborhood of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Barra de Santo Antônio, a municipality in Alagoas, Brazil
• Barra de São Francisco, a municipality in Espírito Santo, Brazil
• Barra de São Miguel, one of two municipalities in Brazil
  • Barra de São Miguel, Alagoas
  • Barra de São Miguel, Paraíba
• Barra do Chapéu, a municipality in São Paulo, Brazil
• Barra do Garças, a city in Mato Grosso, Brazil
• Barra do Piraí, a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Barra do Quaraí, a town in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
• Barra do Turvo, a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
• Barra Mansa, a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

People called Barra:

• Barra binte Samawal
• Francisco León de la Barra (1863-1939)
• Joseph Bara, a hero of the French Revolution whose name is often written "Barra".
• Robert Barra New York politician

Barra could also mean:

• Barra is a slang term for the British town of Barrow (Barrow-in-Furness), also as to reflect the local accent
• Barra brava
• Barra system, passive solar building technology
• Barra, Inc., a financial services firm
• Barracuda, a fish
• Barramundi, a fish
• Ford Barra engine, an engine produced by Ford Australia for its Falcon range
• French ship Barra (1794), a 74-gun Ship of the line, renamed Hoche and captured by the British in 1798, serving in the Royal Navy as HMS Donegal
• Gracie Barra, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu association
• La Barra Brava