Personal Life
Ticha is an ardent supporter of the Special Olympics and supports ovarian cancer research, to honor one of her best friends who was diagnosed with the disease. Besides her native Portuguese, she speaks English, Spanish and conversational Italian. She is an avid collector of watches and clothes. Father, João, was a former basketball player and now coaches an older brother, Paulo, who plays professionally in Portugal. Became an aunt her brother and sister-in-law gave birth their son Joao Miguel After 2008-09 off-season.
She enjoys listening to R&B music.
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