Jarbas (, or ) is a

Portuguese-language Portuguese ( or ) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is the official language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tom ...

given name of Phoenician and

Punic The Punic people, usually known as the Carthaginians (and sometimes as Western Phoenicians), were a Semitic people who migrated from Phoenicia to the Western Mediterranean during the Early Iron Age. In modern scholarship, the term ''Punic'' ...

origin (from the king of

Numidia Numidia was the ancient kingdom of the Numidians in northwest Africa, initially comprising the territory that now makes up Algeria, but later expanding across what is today known as Tunisia and Libya. The polity was originally divided between ...

'' 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 Jarbas (, or ) is a Portuguese-language given name of Phoenician and Punic origin (from the king of Numidia '' Hiarbas''). It may refer to: * Jarbas Passarinho (1920-2016), Brazilian military officer and politician * Jarbas Faustinho (born 1939) ...

(born 1939), known as Cané, Brazilian football manager and former winger *

Jarbas Vasconcelos Jarbas Vasconcelos (born 23 August 1942) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer. He represented Pernambuco in the Federal Senate from 2007 to 2015 and for a second term from 2019 to September 2023, when he officially resigned from office and retire ...

(born 1942), Brazilian politician and lawyer *

Jarbas (footballer) Jarbas Tomazoli Nunes (born 17 September 1957), known as just Jarbas, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially kno ...

(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 a ...

(born 1980), Brazilian sprinter

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