arará

Arara can refer to any of the following:

• Arara people, an indigenous people of Pará, Brazil
• Arara language (disambiguation), two by that name
• Arará, an African-Cuban ethnic group

Arará is a minority group in Cuba (especially in the provinces of La Habana and Matanzas), Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and elsewhere in the Caribbean who descend from Fon, Ewe, Popo, Mahi, and other ethnic groups in Dahomey. Arará may also refer to the music, dance, and religion of this group of people.

The Arara people, also called Arara do Pará are an indigenous people of Brazil, living in the state of Pará, Brazil. They are known for both their prowess in warfare and trophy-keeping practices, as well as their ability to interact and accommodate non-native peoples. They maintained a nomadic existence and frequently intermarried with other tribes. The largest Arara settlement is Laranjal village.