Barra (disambiguation)

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Barra may refer to:

Places

  • Barra, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • North Barra, a historic name for Sula Sgeir, Scotland
  • Barra (Naples), Italy
  • Barra de Mira, Portugal
  • Barra, Gambia
  • Barra Beach, Inhambane Province, Mozambique
  • Barra, Macau
    • Barra station of Macau Light Rapid Transit

Brazil

  • Barra, Bahia, a municipality in Bahia
  • Barra (neighborhood), a neighborhood of the city of Salvador
  • Barra da Tijuca, a neighborhood of the city of Rio de Janeiro

Organisations

Sport

  • Barra brava, a name for organized supporter groups of football teams in Latin America
  • Barra Futebol Clube, a Brazilian soccer club
  • Barra Mansa Futebol Clube, a Brazilian soccer club

People

  • Barra binte Samawal, figure in the life of Muhammad
  • Caesar B. F. Barra (1880–1949), Italian-American lawyer and politician
  • Francisco León de la Barra (1863–1939)
  • Joseph Bara (1779–1793), a hero of the French Revolution whose name is often written "Barra"
  • Mary Barra (born 1961), CEO of General Motors
  • Pasquale Barra (1942–2015), former NCO hitman and pentito
  • Ray Barra (born 1930), ballet dancer and ballet director
  • Robert Barra (born 1960), New York politician
  • Rodolfo Barra (born 1947), Argentine politician

Other uses

  • Barra system, passive solar building technology
  • Ford Barra engine, an engine produced by Ford Australia for its Falcon range
  • French ship Barra (1794), a 74-gun Ship of the line, captured and served in the Royal Navy as HMS Donegal (1798)
  • Storm Barra, a 2021–22 European windstorm

See also

Topics referred to by the same term
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