Varela is a Spanish and Portuguese surname of Galician origin. It may also refer to:
19023 Varela, an asteroid Florencio Varela, a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina José Pedro Varela, a city in Lavalleja, Uruguay Los Varela, a village and municipality in Argentina Palmar de Varela, a municipality and town in Caribbean, Colombia Ponte da Varela, a bridge in Aveiro District, Portugal Varela, a town in Guinea-Bissau that sits on the Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border Varela (Buenos Aires Underground), a mass transit station Varela Project, movement for political change in Cuba Vitalina Varela, a 2019 Portuguese drama film