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Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of the same name, Brazil's List of Brazilian states by population, third-most populous state, and the List of largest citi ...

, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to:

Geography

Brazil

Rio do Sul Rio do Sul is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the states of Brazil, state of Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina in the South Region, Brazil, South region of Brazil. One of the postcards of the city is the Cathedral of St. John the ...

, a town in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Mexico

Río Bec Río Bec is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site located in what is now southern portion of the Mexican state of Campeche. The name also refers to an architectural style (Río Bec Style) that first appeared at Río Bec and subsequently sprea ...

, a Mayan archaeological site in Mexico *

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, a city in Mexico

United States

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Deerpark, New York Deerpark is a town in the western part of Orange County, New York, United States, and part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 Census, the population was at 7,509. The center of population of New York is located in Cuddebackvill ...

, US *

Rio, Florida Rio is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 980 at the 2020 census. Rio is pronounced locally as if it were spelled "Rye-oh". It is part of the Port St. Lucie M ...

, a census-designated place in Martin County, US *

Rio, Georgia Rio is an unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other ...

, an unincorporated community in Spalding County, US *

Rio, Illinois Rio is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 220 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area. Rio is pronounced "Rye-Oh". Geography Rio is in the northwest corner of Knox County ...

, a village in Knox County, US *

Rio, Virginia Rio (, ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Albemarle County, Virginia. It is directly northeast of Charlottesville Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virgi ...

, a community in Albemarle County, US *

Rio, West Virginia Rio (pronounced RYE-O) is an unincorporated community in southern Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Rio is located just north of the Hardy County line at the crossroads of Augusta-Ford Hill Road (West Virginia Secondary Route ...

, a village in Hampshire County, US *

Rio, Wisconsin Rio (pronounced "rye-oh") is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,059 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village rests primarily in the town of Otsego. The Vi ...

, a village in Columbia County, US *

El Río, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico El Río is a barrio in the municipality of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,096. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and becam ...

, a barrio *

Río Arriba, Añasco, Puerto Rico Río Arriba is a barrio in the municipality of Añasco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 138. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became ...

, a barrio *

Río Arriba, Arecibo, Puerto Rico Río Arriba is a barrio in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 858. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became ...

, a barrio *

Río Arriba, Fajardo, Puerto Rico Río Arriba is a barrio in the municipality of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,377. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became ...

, a barrio *

Río Arriba, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Río Arriba is a barrio in the municipality of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 352. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and becam ...

, a barrio *

Río Abajo, Ceiba, Puerto Rico Río Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 884. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an ...

, a barrio *

Río Abajo, Cidra, Puerto Rico Río Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Cidra, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,097. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an ...

, a barrio *

Río Abajo, Humacao, Puerto Rico Río Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Humacao, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 7,495. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became ...

, a barrio *

Río Abajo, Utuado, Puerto Rico Río Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 237. It is an isolated, rural barrio in the Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico), the mountain range that goes east to west across the center of Puerto Rico ...

, a barrio *

Río Abajo, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Río Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,795. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and be ...

, a barrio *

Rio Creek, Wisconsin Rio Creek is an unincorporated community located off Wisconsin Highway 54 in the towns of Casco and Lincoln, in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. The community is home to Rio Creek Airport Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltes ...

, an unincorporated community in Kewaunee County, US *

Rio Grande Valley (Texas) The Lower Rio Grande Valley ( es, Valle del Río Grande), commonly known as the Rio Grande Valley or locally as the Valley or RGV, is a region spanning the border of Texas and Mexico located in a floodplain of the Rio Grande near its mouth. T ...

, a location in south Texas *

RIO Washingtonian Center RIO Washingtonian Center, stylized as rio, is a hybrid power center and lifestyle center with shopping, restaurants, and entertainment in Gaithersburg, Maryland Gaithersburg ( ), officially the City of Gaithersburg, is a city in Montgomery Cou ...

(also stylized as rio), a shopping center in Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

Elsewhere

Rio, Italy Rio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Livorno, Tuscany, Italy, located on the island of Elba. The municipality is formed by the towns of Rio Marina, Rio nell'Elba Rio nell'Elba is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Rio, in the ...

, a municipality on the island of Elba in Tuscany *

Rio, Greece Rio ( el, Ρίο, ''Río'', formerly , ''Rhíon''; Latin: ''Rhium'') is a town in the suburbs of Patras and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, o ...

, a community in suburban Patras *

Río Bravo, Suchitepéquez Río Bravo is a town, with a population of 15,391 (2018 census),Citypopulation.de
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, a town in Guatemala *

Rio Grande (disambiguation) Rio Grande is a river flowing to the Gulf of Mexico, forming a part of the Mexican-United States border. Rio Grande may also refer to: Rivers Argentina * Río Grande (Mendoza), a tributary of Colorado Rivere in Argentina Bolivia * Río Grande ...

Río Muni Río Muni (called ''Mbini'' in Fang) is the Continental Region (called ''Región Continental'' in Spanish) of Equatorial Guinea, and comprises the mainland geographical region, covering . The name is derived from the Muni River, along whic ...

, the mainland of Equatorial Guinea *

Rio Tuba Bataraza, officially the Municipality of Bataraza ( tgl, Bayan ng Bataraza), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 85,439 people. The municipality was named af ...

, a barrio in the province of Palawan, Philippines

People

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Rio Ferdinand Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and is now a television pundit for BT Sport. He played 81 times for the England national team between 1997 and 2011, and wa ...

(born 1978), English football player *

Rio Haryanto Rio Haryanto (born 22 January 1993) is an Indonesian racing driver and a former Formula One driver for Manor during 2016 season. He last competed in the 2019-20 Asian Le Mans Series and in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia for T2 Motorspor ...

(born 1993), Indonesian racing driver *, Japanese TV announcer *, Japanese actress *, Japanese playwright *

Rio Matsumoto is a Japanese actress, model and singer. She has had a prolific career in Japanese television drama, television drama series since the mid-1990s and since 2003 has also been in several films. She was formerly known as Megumi Matsumoto (松本� ...

(born 1982), Japanese actress, model and singer *

Rio Mavuba Rio Antonio Zoba Mavuba (born 8 March 1984) is a French former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He works as assistant manager at FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Bordeaux II. He spent most of his professional c ...

(born 1984), French football player *

Rio Natsuki is a Japanese voice actress and singer. Notable voice roles Anime *'' Angelic Layer'' (Tsubasa McEnzie) *'' Battle Athletes series'' (Akari Kanzaki) *'' Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040'' (Linna Yamazaki) *'' Carnival Phantasm'' ( Sion Eltnam Atla ...

(born 1969), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese gravure idol *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *

Rio Pangestu Rio Pangestu Putra (born 30 August 1997) is a Indonesian professional futsal player who plays for the club Indonesia Pro Futsal League, Bintang Timur Surabaya. Personal life Rio Pangestu was born in Tangerang, 30 August 1997. He received his edu ...

(born 1997), Indonesian futsal player *

Rio Reiser Ralph Christian Möbius (9 January 1950 – 20 August 1996), known professionally as Rio Reiser, was a German musician and the singer of rock group Ton Steine Scherben. He supported squatting in the early 1970s and later the green political part ...

(1950–1996), German singer *, Japanese child actress *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese writer *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese swimmer *

Rio Suzuki is a Japanese actress and tarento. She is famous for such TV dramas as '' Yae no Sakura'', '' Ashita, Mama ga Inai'' and as a television personality. Filmography Television * (Fuji TV, 2012) – Minagawa Riko * '' Yae's Sakura'' (NHK, 2013) ...

(born 2005), Japanese child actress *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese Gravure idol *, Japanese actress *, Indonesian professional surfer *, Japanese wrestler *, Japanese violinist *, Japanese actress *

Tina Yuzuki , also known as Rio, is a Japanese actress, singer and former AV idol who debuted as an AV actress in 2005, appearing in vide