Pera Rocha is a 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 several places in Portugal. The production area is over 100 km2 and there are about 9,450 producers.

Pera Rocha do Oeste DOP

'Rocha' Pear produced in the Oeste region of Portugal has a PDO status since 2003. It is the most renowned, being a product with specific characteristics: Over 13,520,000 kg of Oeste’s 'Rocha' Pear was exported in 2004 to countries like Britain, Brazil, France, Ireland, Russia, Poland, the Netherlands, Canada and Spain.