Faro may refer to:

Places

Africa

Faro (department) Faro is a Departments of Cameroon, department of North Region (Cameroon), North Region in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 11,785 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 81,472. The capital of the department lies at Poli, Camer ...

, North Province, Cameroon * Faro National Park, Cameroon * Faro River, tributary of the

Benue River Benue River (), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is a major tributary of the Niger River. The size of its catchment basin is 319,000 km2 (123,000 sq mi). Almost its entire length of Approximation, approximately is navigable dur ...

Americas

* Faro, Pará, Brazil, a municipality *

Faro, Yukon Faro is a town in central Yukon, Canada, the home of the now abandoned Faro Mine. It was the largest open-pit lead– zinc mine in the world as well as a significant producer of silver and other natural resources. The mine was built by the ...

, Canada, a town ** Faro (electoral district) ** Faro Airport (Yukon) ** Faro/Johnson Lake Water Aerodrome *

Faro, Missouri Faro is an unincorporated community in Twelvemile Township in Madison County, Missouri, United States. The community was located on Captain Creek, approximately one mile northeast of the St. Francis River. The community site is located on Mis ...

, an unincorporated community, USA * Faro, North Carolina, an unincorporated community, USA

Europe

Faro District Faro District ( ) is the southernmost district of Portugal. The area is the same as that of the Algarve region. The administrative centre, or district capital, is the city of Faro. It borders Spain. Municipalities The district is composed of 1 ...

, the southern district covering the Algarve in southern Portugal **

Faro, Portugal Faro ( , ), officially the City of Faro (), is a Concelho, municipality, the southernmost city and capital of the district of Faro District, the same name, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. With an estimated population of 67,566 inhabi ...

, the municipality and main city of the district **

Faro Airport Faro International Airport (, ), officially Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (''Aeroporto Internacional de Faro - Gago Coutinho''), is located westAI of the city of Faro in Portugal. The airport opened in July 1965 being the main ...

, the main regional airport in the district **

Roman Catholic Diocese of Faro The Diocese of Faro (), also called the Diocese of the Algarve and formerly the Diocese of Silves, is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Portugal. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Évora. The current bishop of Faro is . Hist ...

, serving the district *

Farø Farø () is an island in Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary ...

, an island in Denmark *

Fårö Fårö () or in Gutnish is a Baltic Sea island just north of the island of Gotland, itself off mainland Sweden's southeastern coast. It is the second-largest island in the county and it is a popular summer resort. It has its own language, Fårö ...

, a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea *

Faro Point Faro Point () or Peloro Cape (; ) is the northeastern promontory of Sicily situated in Messina district at northeast of the city. The village is connected to the city center by two ATM bus lines: line 32 (Ponte Gallo–Mortelle–Terminal Museo) ...

, the northeastern point of Sicily, Italy

Extraterrestrial

* 9358 Fårö, a main belt asteroid

People

Saint Faro Faro (or Burgundofaro; died 675 AD), Count of Guînes, was bishop of Meaux. The family to which Faro belonged is known as the Faronids and is named after him. He is canonized as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. ...

, Roman Catholic Bishop of Meaux, France * Faro (surname) * Faro, pen name of editors Faith and A. Ross Eckler Jr. (1927–2016)

FARO

Fábrica de Artes y Oficios Oriente The Fábrica de Artes y Oficios Oriente (Arts and Trades Factory East), better known as FARO or FARO Oriente is a cultural center and training facility located in the Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City. It is the only major cultural facility on thi ...

, a cultural center and training facility in Mexico City *

Grupo FARO Grupo FARO (Foundation for the Advance of Reforms and Opportunities), is an independent, nonprofit and secular think tank. Grupo FARO was founded in Ecuador in 2004. History It was established to provide support active participation of civil socie ...

(Foundation for the Advance of Reforms and Opportunities), a think tank in Ecuador

Other uses

Faro (card game) Faro ( ), pharaoh, pharao, or farobank is a late 17th-century French gambling game using cards. It is descended from basset, and belongs to the lansquenet and monte bank family of games due to the use of a banker and several players. Winni ...

, a card game *

Faro (beer) Lambic ( , ; ) is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels since the 13th century. Types of lambic beer include gueuze, kriek lambic, and framboise. Lambic differs from most other beers in that it is Bre ...

, a type of Belgian ale *

Count of Faro {{Short description, Noble title in the Kingdom of Portugal Count of Faro (in Portuguese ''Conde de Faro'') was a Portuguese title of nobility granted by royal decree issued on 22 May 1469, by King Afonso V of Portugal, to Don (honorific), D. Afon ...

, a Portuguese title *

Faro (mythology) In Mande mythology, Faro purified the earth by sacrificing himself to atone for his twin Pemba's sin.Sproul, Barbara C. (1979). "Primal Myths", HarperOne - HarperCollins Publishers. . In the ancient myth, two forces, Dya and Gla, gave rise t ...

, a god in Mande mythology * the title character of ''

Buddy Faro ''Buddy Faro'' is an American crime drama Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other g ...

'', a 1998 television series, portrayed by Dennis Farina * Faro, a large cotton sphere burned inside churches on feasts of martyrs in the

Ambrosian Rite The Ambrosian Rite () is a Latin liturgical rites, Latin liturgical rite of the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church (specifically The Divine Liturgy of Saint Ambrose). The ritual family, rite is named after Ambrose, Saint Ambrose, a b ...

Faro (restaurant) Faro was a restaurant in New York City. The restaurant served American and Italian cuisine, and received a Michelin Michelin ( , ), in full ("General Company of the Michelin Enterprises P.L.S."), is a French multinational tyre manufactu ...

, a defunct restaurant in New York City, USA * Faro, in Maldivian language refers to a small

atoll An atoll () is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim. Atolls are located in warm tropical or subtropical parts of the oceans and seas where corals can develop. Most ...

which may form with other faros into a greater atoll.