Taffarel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adrián Taffarel (born 1966), Argentine football manager and former player Cláudio Taffarel (born 1966), Brazilian goalkeeping coach and former player Emiliano Raúl Sala Taffarel (1990–2019), Argentine footballer Márcia Taffarel (born 1968), Brazilian former footballer Vincenza Taffarel (died 1984), Italian Catholic nun