  The measurement of identified charged-hadron production at mid-rapidity ($|y|
< 0.5$) performed with the ALICE experiment is presented for Pb--Pb collisions
at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}} = \rm .76 TeV$. The transverse momentum spectra of
$\pi^{\pm}$, $K^{\pm}$, $p$ and $\bar{p}$ are measured from 100 MeV/c up to 3
GeV/c for pions, from 200 MeV/c up to 2 GeV/c for kaons and from 300 MeV/c up
to 3 GeV/c for protons and antiprotons using the \emph{dE/dx} and the
\emph{time-of-flight} particle-identification techniques. Preliminary results
on charged hadron production yields and particle ratios are reported as a
function of $p_{T}$ and collision centrality. Finally, the results are
discussed in terms of hydrodynamics-inspired models and compared with published
RHIC data in Au--Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}} = \rm 200 GeV$ and
predictions for the LHC.
