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Rocha (surname)
Rocha () is a Portuguese language surname. It literally means “rock” or “ boulder” in Portuguese; for instance, “rochas sedimentares, metamórficas e magmáticas” means “sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks”. It is also a topographic surname that is found in Portugal as “da Rocha” or simply ''Rocha'', literally, "one who is from/of the rock". It could also be a Jewish-Portuguese Sephardic surname.Jorge Martins (2006), ''Portugal e os Judeus: Volume I – dos primórdios da nacionalidade à legislação pombalina'', Lisboa, Vega. People with the surname *Alicia de Larrocha, pianist * Alvany Rocha, mathematician * Antônio Cavilhas Rocha, Brazilian chess master * Carlos Eduardo Rocha, mixed martial artist * Chuck Rocha, US political strategist *Coco Rocha (born 1988), Canadian supermodel *Dardo Rocha, an Argentine 19th-century politician * Diogo Rocha (tennis), Portuguese tennis player *Evaristo Rocha, President of Nicaragua in 1839 *Geraldo Rocha Pereira, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Language
Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, while having co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation is referred to as " Lusophone" (). As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese speakers is also found around the world. Portuguese is part of the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia and the County of Portugal, and has kept some Celtic phonology in its lexicon. With approximately 250 million native speakers and 24 million L2 (second language) speakers, Portuguese has approximately 274 million total speakers. It is usually listed as the sixth-most spoken language, the third-most sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldo Rocha Pereira
Geraldo Rocha Pereira (born 16 March 1994), commonly known as Geraldo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Tarumã in the second division of the Campeonato Amazonense. He previously played for Náutico in the Campeonato Pernambucano. Born in Manaus Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ..., Geraldo began playing futsal for Rio Negro at the age of seven. References External linksGeraldoat playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br) 1994 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Campeonato Pernambucano players Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Manaus {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zack De La Rocha
Zacharias Manuel de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, and political activist. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Rage Against the Machine. Through both Rage Against the Machine and his activism, de la Rocha promotes left-wing politics in opposition to corporate America, the military-industrial complex and government oppression. Early life De la Rocha was born in Long Beach, California, on January 12, 1970, to Robert "Beto" de la Rocha, and Olivia Lorryne Carter. His father is a Mexican-American, with some African and Sephardi Jewish heritage, while his mother was born to Manuel García Urias, a Mexican-American, and Olive Pearl Fleming, who was of German and Irish heritage.California, Birth Index, 1905–1995 Beto was a muralist and a member of Los Four, the first Chicano art collective to be exhibited at a museum (LACMA, 1973). De la Rocha's great grandfather, Jose Isaac de la Rocha Acosta (188219 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vagner Rocha
Vagner Rocha (born June 6, 1982 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian-American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division. He is the current Combat Jiu-Jitsu Worlds lightweight champion. Mixed martial arts career Primarily known for his expertise in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Rocha began his MMA career in 2009. In addition to regional promotions in his adopted state of Florida, Rocha has competed for Bellator and Strikeforce. Ultimate Fighting Championship Vagner made his UFC debut on June 11, 2011 against Donald Cerrone at UFC 131, replacing an injured Mac Danzig. Cerrone dominated Rocha by utilizing leg kicks, Rocha lost via unanimous decision. In his second UFC bout Rocha defeated Ultimate Fighter 14 alumni Cody McKenzie on September 17, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 25 by submission due to a rear naked choke in the second round. Rocha was expected to make his featherweight debut against Mike Brown on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Rocha
Simone Rocha (born 1986) is an Irish fashion designer. She is the daughter of fashion designer John Rocha, and trained at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin and at Central Saint Martins, London. She launched her graduate collection in 2010 at the Tate Modern and in London Fashion Week. She was named Young Designer of the Year in 2014 by ''Harper's Bazaar'', and Womenswear Designer of the Year 2016 at the British Fashion Awards. Career Rocha was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1986; her father is fashion designer John Rocha. She later felt that it was "inevitable" that she would follow in his career, adding that fashion was "100% part of erlife". Rocha worked at her father's studio between the ages of 13 and 18. She trained at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland, and under Louise Wilson at Central Saint Martins in London. Rocha showed her graduate collection at the Tate Modern gallery, and in London Fashion Week for the first time in 2010. Her first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Carlos (footballer)
Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), commonly known as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian former professional association football, footballer who now works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a Forward (association football), forward but spent most of his career as a Left-Back, left-back and has been described as the "most offensive-minded Left-Back, left-back in the history of the game". A free kick specialist throughout his career, his Curl (association football), bending shots have measured at over . In 1997, he was runner-up in the FIFA World Player of the Year. Widely considered one of the greatest left backs in history, in 2004 he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. At club level, Roberto Carlos joined Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid from Inter Milan in 1996 to spend 11 highly successful seasons, playing 584 matches in all competitions and scoring 71 goals. At Real, he won four La Liga titles and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulo Rocha (other)
Paulo Rocha may refer to: * Paulo Rocha (actor) (born 1977), Portuguese actor * Paulo Rocha (Brazilian politician) (born 1951), Brazilian politician * Paulo Rocha (Cape Verde politician) * Paulo Rocha (film director) Paulo Soares da Rocha (22 December 1935 – 29 December 2012) was a Portuguese film director. Among his best-known films are ''A Ilha dos Amores'' and '' O Rio do Ouro''. ''A Ilha dos Amores'' was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, ... (1935–2012), Portuguese film director * Paulo Sérgio Rocha (born 1978), Brazilian footballer * Paulo Rocha (footballer, born 1954), Portuguese footballer {{hndis, Rocha, Paulo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Rocha (other)
Ricardo Rocha may refer to: *Ricardo Rocha (footballer, born 1962), Brazilian former football defender and coach *Ricardo Rocha (footballer, born 1965), Brazilian former football midfielder and coach *Ricardo Rocha (footballer, born 1978) Ricardo Sérgio Rocha Azevedo (born 3 October 1978), known as Rocha, is a Portuguese former footballer who played mainly as a central defender. After starting out professionally with Braga he signed for Benfica in late 2001, going on to appe ..., Portuguese former football defender * Ricardo Rocha (footballer, born 1982), Portuguese former football defender * Ricardo Rocha (footballer, born 1986), Mexican football forward * Ricardo Rodríguez Rocha (born 1962), Mexican politician {{hndis, Rocha, Ricardo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Rocha
Ephraim J. "Red" Rocha (September 18, 1923 – February 13, 2010) was an American professional basketball player and coach. Basketball A 6'9" center from Oregon State University, he earned All-Pacific Coast Conference honors in 1945, 1946, and 1947. He was also selected as a 1947 All-American. Rocha played in the BAA and NBA in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He represented the Baltimore Bullets in the 1951 NBA All-Star Game, the first NBA All-Star Game. Rocha had 6,362 career points in the NBA and won an NBA title with the Syracuse Nationals in 1955. The first person from Hawaii to play in the NBA, Rocha still shares, with former teammate Paul Seymour, the NBA record for most minutes in a playoff game with 67. After his playing days he became a coach, including head coach of the Detroit Pistons from 1958 to 1960. Rocha also coached the Hawaii Chiefs of the American Basketball League. Rocha then became head coach for the University of Hawaii men's basketball team. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Rocha
Maria Martha Hacker Rocha (Salvador, Bahia 19 September 1932 – Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, 4 July 2020) was a Brazilian model, the first winner of Miss Brasil 1954, and the 1st runner-up to Miss Universe. Career Rocha was born on 19 September 1932 in Salvador, Bahia. At the age of 18, in 1954, after winning the title of Miss Bahia in her home state, she became the first Miss Brazil to become a finalist of the Miss Universe pageant. However, despite wide acclamation, even in the US, for her to win the title of Miss Universe, it was Miss USA, Miriam Stevenson, who won the title. It is said that the final judgment came down to the fact that Miriam's hip measurement was smaller than that of Martha. The narrower look was the "standard measure" at that time. It is also said that after her victory, Miriam donated one of the two cars she had won (at Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants) to Martha, since she already had one even before taking part in beauty pageants. After Miss Universe, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis M
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a deriva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kali Rocha
Kali Michele Rocha (born December 5, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Karen Rooney, the mother of four Rooney children and school's vice principal, in the Disney Channel sitcom ''Liv and Maddie''. She has also co-written four episodes of the show. Early life Rocha was born in Memphis, Tennessee and grew up in Rhode Island, graduating from Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in 1993. Career Rocha's career began on stage in the August 1993 revival of the Jane Bowles play ''In the Summer House'' at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Since then she has been in multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions including ''Noises Off'' and Nicky Silver's comed''The Altruists''where she created the role of Cybil. Her on-screen debut was in the 1996 cinematic adaptation of Arthur Miller's ''The Crucible'', as Mercy Lewis. She stood out when she played the Atlantic American flight attendant who argued with Ben Stiller's character at the airport in the 2000 comedy '' Meet the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
