Iara or IARA may refer to: Iara (mythology), a figure from Brazilian mythology Iara, Cluj, a commune in Cluj County, Romania Iara (Arieș), a tributary of the Arieș in Cluj County, Romania Iara, a tributary of the Petrilaca in Mureș County, Romania Iara, Madagascar, a town and commune Iara Oil Field, off the coast of Brazil Institute for Anthropological Research in Africa, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Islamic American Relief Agency Increasing absolute risk aversion, used in economics, finance, and decision theory Iara Lee (born 1966), Brazilian film producer, director and activist