Cara or CARA may refer to: Places Čara, a village on the island of Korčula, Croatia Cara, a village in Cojocna Commune, Cluj County, Romania Cara Island, off the west coast of Argyll, Scotland Cara Paraná River, Colombia Cara Sucia River, El Salvador Monte Cara, a mountain in the Republic of Cape Verde Mount Cara, a peak in Antarctica People Cara (given name), a given name for females Surname: Alessia Cara, Canadian singer Ana Cara, Argentine creolist, translator, and professor Jean-Paul Cara (born 1948), a French singer and composer Dominic "Mac" Anthony Cara (1914–1993), an American football end Gaetano Cara (1803–1877), Italian archaeologist and naturalist primarily interested in ornithology Irene Cara (1959–2022), American singer and actress Marchetto Cara (c. 1470 – c. 1520), Italian composer of the Renaissance Nafissa Sid Cara (or Nafissa Sidkara; 1910–2002), a French politician Sin Cara, ring name of Mexican-American professional wrestler Jorge Arriaga Sin Cara, a former ring name of Mexican professional wrestler Luis Ignacio Urive Alvirde, better known by the ring name Místico Cara, an Albanian family name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters Cara Diana Hunter, protagonist of The Unicorn Chronicles Cara (Sword of Truth), a character in Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series Cara, a character in the OEL manga Next Exit Other arts, entertainment, and media Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation, an influential Chicano art exhibition that toured in the 1990s Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award, an award given by the Contemporary A Cappella Society Brands and enterprises Cara Operations, a franchise which owns restaurant chains Organizations CARA Brazzaville, a football club in the Republic of the Congo Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, a Catholic social science research center located at Georgetown University. Center of Administration of the Anosy Region, an NGO working for sustainable development in Tôlanaro, Madagascar Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), an organization within the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India Classification and Rating Administration, a division of the Motion Picture Association that administers the MPA film rating system Compassion and Responsibility for Animals, a non-profit animal welfare group in the Philippines Council for At-Risk Academics, previously Council for Assisting Refugee Academics, a charitable organization Other uses Cara, a synonym for Anadara, a genus of molluscs Cara (horse) (1836–1857), British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare Cara cara navel, a type of orange Cara culture, an Andean civilization Cara Cup, an international professional rugby union