Jarbas is a given name. It may refer to: Jarbas Passarinho (1920-2016), Brazilian military officer and politician Jarbas Faustinho (born 1939), known as Cané, Brazilian football manager and former winger Jarbas Vasconcelos (born 1942), Brazilian politician and lawyer Jarbas (footballer) (born 1957), Jarbas Tomazoli Nunes, Brazilian football forward Jarbas Mascarenhas (born 1980), Brazilian sprinter See also Jarba, Palestinian village