Jarbas (, or ) is a

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given name of Phoenician and

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origin (from the king of Numidia '' Hiarbas''). It may refer to: *

Jarbas Passarinho Jarbas Gonçalves Passarinho (11 January 1920 – 5 June 2016) was a Brazilian military officer and politician. Passarinho began his political career when he was appointed Governor of Pará. He served as head of several government ministries du ...

(1920-2016), Brazilian military officer and politician * Jarbas Faustinho (born 1939), known as Cané, Brazilian football manager and former winger *

Jarbas Vasconcelos Jarbas Vasconcelos (born August 23, 1942) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He represented Pernambuco in the Federal Senate from 2007 to 2015. Previously, he was governor of Pernambuco from 1999 to 2006. He is a member of the Brazilian Democr ...

(born 1942), Brazilian politician and lawyer * Jarbas (footballer) (born 1957), Jarbas Tomazoli Nunes, Brazilian football forward *

Jarbas Mascarenhas Jarbas Mascarenhas (born 25 August 1980) is a Brazilian sprinter that competed in the men's 100m in the 2004 Summer Olympics. In the first heat, he recorded a 10.34, which was enough to advance him to round 2. There, a 10.30 was not enough to ad ...

(born 1980), Brazilian sprinter

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