Rocha (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Rocha may refer to:
  • Rocha
    Rocha
    Rocha is a Portuguese family name. It literally means “rock” or “boulder” in Portuguese; for instance, “rochas sedimentares, metamórficas e magmáticas” means “sedimentary, metamorphic and magmatic rocks”...

    , the Portuguese word for "boulder," commonly found in place names


Places
  • Rocha Department
    Rocha Department
    Rocha is a department in the east of Uruguay. It has natural beauties like Cabo Polonio, Valizas, Santa Teresa. Rocha is well known for its beach towns which swell during the summer holidays...

    , a department in the east of Uruguay
  • Rocha, Uruguay
    Rocha, Uruguay
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    , capital city of the Rocha Department.
  • a community in Moca, Puerto Rico
    Moca, Puerto Rico
    Moca is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the north-western region of the island, north of Añasco; southeast of Aguadilla; east of Aguada; and west of Isabela and San Sebastián. Moca is spread over 12 wards and Moca Pueblo...



People
  • Coco Rocha
    Coco Rocha
    Coco Rocha is a Canadian fashion model.- Personal life :Rocha was born in Toronto, Ontario, and moved to Richmond and attended McRoberts secondary school, British Columbia at a very young age. Her family is in the airline industry. Her mother, Juanita, is a flight attendant and her father, Trevor...

    , Canadian supermodel
  • Dardo Rocha
    Dardo Rocha
    Dardo Rocha was an Argentine naval officer, lawyer and politician best known as the founder of the city of La Plata and of the University of La Plata.-Life and times:...

    , an Argentinian 19th century politician
  • Evaristo Rocha
    Evaristo Rocha
    Evaristo Rocha was the acting 7th President of Nicaragua in 1839....

    , President of Nicaragua in 1839
  • Glauber Rocha, Brazilian filmmaker
  • John E. Rocha, an American educator
  • Juan Ramon Rocha
    Juan Ramon Rocha
    Juan Ramón Rocha is an Argentine former footballer, and coach. He was reassigned to his former club, Panathinaikos, in April 2008 as a scouter....

    , Argentinian footballer-manager and former Panathinaikos FC player
  • Red Rocha
    Red Rocha
    Ephraim J. "Red" Rocha was a professional basketball player and coach.-Basketball:...

     (1923–2010), American basketball player and coach
  • Ricardo Rocha (Portuguese footballer)
    Ricardo Rocha (Portuguese footballer)
    Ricardo Sérgio Rocha Azevedo is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Portsmouth in the Football League Championship, as a defender.-Portugal:Rocha was born in Santo Tirso, Porto District...

    , a Portuguese footballer
  • Ricardo Roberto Barreto da Rocha, a Brazilian footballer
  • Ricardo Cordeiro da Rocha
    Ricardo Cordeiro da Rocha
    Ricardo Cordeiro da Rocha is a Brazilian Football manager and former player.-External links:...

    , a Brazilian footballer and manager
  • Ricardo W Rocha, a Brazilian conductor
  • Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 1973), a Brazilian footballer more commonly known as Roberto Carlos


Products
  • Pêra Rocha
    Pêra Rocha
    Pêra Rocha is an native Portuguese variety of pear. The earliest account of the Rocha variety dates from 1836, in the Sintra municipality. This variety was casually obtained from a seed, on Pedro António Rocha's farm. The variety derives its name from his family name. The Rocha pear is produced in...

    , a Portuguese variety of pear


Organizations
  • A Rocha
    A Rocha
    A Rocha is an international environmental organization with a Christian ethos. A Rocha, which means "the rock" in Portuguese , was founded in Portugal in 1983 by Anglican minister Peter Harris and his wife Miranda...

    , an international conservation organization with a Christian ethos
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