Tuca is the
nickname
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of multiple individuals:
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Ricardo Ferretti
Ricardo Ferretti de Oliveira (born 22 February 1954), also known as Tuca Ferretti, is a Brazilian-Mexican professional football manager and former player.
As a player, Ferretti was an attacking midfielder known for his mobility, powerful rig ...
, Brazilian-Mexican footballer and manager
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Benjamín Pardo
Benjamín ''"Tuca"'' Pardo is a fictional character in the 2012 Argentine telenovela '' Graduados''. He is played by Mex Urtizberea, both as an adult and, in flashbacks, as a teenager.
Fictional biography
Benjamín "Tuca" Pardo was a high school ...
, fictional character in the Argentine telenovela ''Graduados''
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Tuca (footballer)
Juliano Francisco de Paula, known as Tuca, (born 9 August 1981) is a Brazilian footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association foo ...
(born 1981), Juliano Francisco de Paula, Brazilian football defender
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Tuca (Brazilian musician)
Tuca (born Valeniza Zagni da Silva, 17 October 1944 - 8 May 1978) was a Brazilian guitarist, songwriter, and singer. She is best known for her collaborations with Françoise Hardy on Hardy's album '' La Question'', and with Nara Leao on Leao's al ...
, born Valeniza Zagni da Silva, Brazilian guitarist, songwriter, and singer
TUCA is also an
acronym
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for:
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Teatro da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
Teatro da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo is a theatre in São Paulo, Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin Am ...
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Trade Union Confederation of the Americas
The Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA-CSA) is the regional organization of the International Trade Union Confederation for the Americas. History
The confederation was formed in March 2008 when the ICFTU Inter American Regional Organis ...
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