Varela

Varela is a Spanish and Portuguese surname of Galician origin. It may refer to:

People

• Adrián Varela (born 1984), Mexican reality show contestant
• Adriana Varela (born 1952), Argentine tango singer
• Amancio Amaro Varela, Galician (Spanish) footballer
• Antonio María Rouco Varela (born 1936), Spanish Catholic cardinal
• Blanca Varela (1926–2009), Peruvian poet
• Brianna Varela, American Reality Show Contestant on Survivor: Guatemala
• Carlos Varela (disambiguation)
• Cybèle Varela (born 1943), Brazilian artist
• Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (born 1951), Galician (Spanish) politician
• Felipe Varela, Spanish fashion designer
• Félix Varela (1788–1853), Cuban and United States venerated Catholic priest
• Fernando Lopes dos Santos Varela (born 1987), Cape Verdean footballer
• Fernando Varela Ramos (born 1979), Spanish footballer
• Francisco Varela (1946–2001), Chilean biologist and philosopher
• Guillermo Varela (born 1993), Uruguayan footballer
• Gustavo Varela (born 1978), Uruguayan footballer
• Héctor Varela (author), Puerto Rican author
• Héctor Varela (musician) (1914–1987), Argentine tango musician
• Jairo Varela, Colombian musician
• Jazmín Beccar Varela (born 1986), Argentinian actress
• Jesus Varela (born 1927), Filipino Catholic bishop
• José Enrique Varela (1891–1951), Spanish general
• José Luis Varela (born 1978), Venezuelan light-flyweight boxer
• José Gregorio Varela, 19th century President of Venezuela
• José Pedro Varela (1845–1879), Uruguayan sociologist, journalist and politician
• Juan Carlos Varela (born 1963), President of Panama
• Leonor Varela (born 1972), Chilean actress
• Lorenzo Varela (1917–1978), Galician (Spanish) poet
• Luis Rodríguez Varela, early Filipino nationalist
• Migdia Chinea Varela, United States actress
• Miguel Varela (1940s–2016), Filipino business man and lawyer
• Obdulio Varela (1917–1996), Uruguayan footballer
• Silvestre Varela (born 1985), Portuguese footballer
• Víctor Varela (born 1955), Swedish composer
• Wilber Varela (1958–2008), Colombian drug lord
• Yan Bartelemí Varela, Cuban amateur boxer

Places

• 19023 Varela, an asteroid
• Los Varela, a village and municipality in Argentina
• Varela (Buenos Aires Underground), a mass transit station
• Ponte da Varela, a bridge in Aveiro District, Portugal

Other uses

• Varela Project, movement for political change in Cuba