Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

". When spoken on its own, the word often means

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

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

Geography

Brazil

Rio do Sul Rio do Sul is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. One of the postcards of the city is the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Other important buildings are Ponte dos Arcos, a former railway station and Ge ...

, a town in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Mexico

* Río Bec, a Mayan archaeological site in Mexico *

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, a city in Mexico

United States

* Rio, a location in Deerpark, New York, 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 Me ...

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

Rio, Georgia Rio is an unincorporated community in Spalding County, in the U.S. state of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States ...

, an unincorporated community in Spalding County, US * Rio, Illinois, a village in Knox County, US * Rio, Virginia, 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, 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 bec ...

, 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 beca ...

, 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 u ...

, 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 a ...

, a barrio * Río Abajo, Humacao, Puerto Rico, 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, a barrio * Rio Creek, Wisconsin, 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. Th ...

, a location in south Texas * RIO Washingtonian Center (also stylized as rio), a shopping center in Gaithersburg, Maryland, US

Elsewhere

* Rio, Italy, a municipality on the island of Elba in Tuscany * Rio, Greece, a community in suburban Patras * Río Bravo, Suchitepéquez, 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 which ...

, 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 aft ...

, a barrio in the province of Palawan, Philippines

People

Given name or nickname

*, Japanese actress *, Japanese actress *

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 was ...

(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 television drama series since the mid-1990s and since 2003 has also been in several films. She was formerly known as Megumi Matsumoto (松本恵). Acting career Televis ...

(born 1982), Japanese actress, model and singer * Rio Mavuba (born 1984), French football player * Rio Natsuki (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, 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 h ...

(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 (born 1986), also known as Rio, Japanese AV idol

Surname

Al Rio Álvaro Araújo Lourenço do Rio (19 May 1962 – 31 January 2012) – known professionally as Al Rio – was a Brazilian comic book artist, best known for his " good girl" illustration work, particularly on the American comic book seri ...

(1962–2012), Brazilian comic book artist *

Michel Rio (footballer) Michel Rio (born 7 March 1963) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Rio played at a professional level in the Division 1 (later renamed Ligue 1) for Nantes, Metz, Caen and Le Havre, and in the Divisi ...

(born 1963), former French footballer * Michel Rio (born 1945), French writer and novelist *

Patrice Rio Patrice Rio (born 15 August 1948 in Le Petit-Quevilly, Seine-Maritime) is a French former football defender who obtained a total number of 17 international caps for the France national football team in the 1970s. Playing for FC Nantes (1970–19 ...

(born 1948), former French footballer *

Alexis-François Rio Alexis-François Rio (20 May 1797 – 17 June 1874) was a French writer on art. Without any strict method or criticism, he expressed preference for the art of the 15th century. He contributed greatly towards recovery of the neglected art of the Mid ...

(1797–1874), French author and art critic

Entertainment

Film

* ''Rio'' (1939 film), starring Basil Rathbone *

Rio 1 ''Rio'' is a 2011 American 3D computer-animated musical adventure comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation, and directed by Carlos Saldanha. The title refers to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, where the fi ...

, a 2011 animated film from 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios ** ''

Rio 2 ''Rio 2'' is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha. It is the sequel to the 2011 computer-animated film ''Rio'' and the second installment of the ''Rio'' franchise. ...

'', the 2014 sequel

Television and anime

* "Rio" (''CSI: Miami''), the first episode in Season 5 (September 2006) of the American television program ''CSI: Miami'' * '' Rio: Rainbow Gate!'', a 2011 anime series based on a pachinko franchise by Tecmo

Fictional characters

* Rio, the main villain from ''Juken Sentai Gekiranger'', a 2007 Japanese tokusatsu television series * Rio (''Money Heist''), a code-name for a character in Netflix series ''Money Heist'' * Rio, a character in the web-show ''NX Files'', running since 2005 * Rio (''Shaman King''), a character in the anime series ''Shaman King'' * Rio Futaba (双葉理央), one of the main characters of the light novel and anime series

Seishun Buta Yarō ''Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Kēji Mizoguchi. ASCII Media Works have published twelve volumes since April 2014 under thei ...

* Rio Kastle, a character in the anime series '' Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal'' * Rio Kazumiya, a character in the anime series ''

Sound of the Sky is a Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures and Aniplex and directed by Mamoru Kanbe. The 12-episode anime aired in Japan on the TV Tokyo television network between January 4, 2010 and March 22, 2010. The anime was also si ...

'' * Rio Nakamura, a character in the anime series ''

Assassination Classroom is a Japanese science fiction comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yusei Matsui. The series follows the daily life of an extremely powerful octopus-like being working as a junior high homeroom teacher, and his students dedicate ...

'' * Rio Suzuki is one of the main characters from

The Gods Lie is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaori Ozaki. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Monthly Afternoon'' from March to July 2013, with its chapters collected in a single ''tankōbon'' volume. It was licensed in North America f ...

. * Rio "Rollins" Tachibana, a character who appears in the ''Rio: Rainbow Gate'' anime, as well as some titles in the ''

Dead or Alive Dead or Alive most commonly refers to: * Dead or Alive (band), a British pop band * Dead or alive, a phrase on a wanted poster Dead or Alive may also refer to: Film and television * ''Dead or Alive'' (1921 film), an American silent film dir ...

'' video games * Rio Wellard, a character from ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' series 4-5, portrayed by Craig Roberts

Places

* the name of a Lake District town in Swallows and Amazons, an English children's novel

Games

* ''Rio'' (video game), the 2011 tie-in game for Nintendo DS, Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 * ''

Angry Birds Rio ''Angry Birds Rio'' is a discontinued 2011 puzzle video game developed and published by Rovio Entertainment. It is the third installment in the ''Angry Birds'' series. The game was released on March 22, 2011 and promoted as a marketing tie-in wi ...

'', an edition of the game ''Angry Birds'' tying into the release of ''Rio''

Music

* R.I.O. (band), a German dance band * Los del Río, the Spanish music duo that gained international fame for their 1995 song "Macarena" * Rock in Opposition, or RIO, a musical movement in the 1970s * Rock in Rio, a series of music festivals held in Brazil and Portugal

Albums

* ''Río'' (Aterciopelados album), a 2008 album by Aterciopelados * ''Rio'' (Uri Caine album), a 2001 album by Uri Caine * ''Rio'' (Duran Duran album), a 1982 album by new wave group Duran Duran * ''Rio'' (Keith Jarrett album), a 2011 jazz album by Keith Jarrett * ''Rio'' (Joyce album) * ''Rio'' (Lee Ritenour album), a 1979 jazz album by Lee Ritenour * ''Rock in Rio'' (album), a 2001 live album by Iron Maiden * ''

Rush in Rio ''Rush in Rio'' is a three-disc live album by Canadian band Rush, released on October 21, 2003. The album is also available as a two DVD set. With the exception of the last two tracks on the third disc, the album was recorded at Maracanã Stadiu ...

'', a 2003 live album by Rush

Songs

* "Rio" (Duran Duran song), the 1982 title song from the above Duran Duran album * "Rio" (Ledri Vula song), a 2019 song by Albanian rapper Ledri Vula * "Rio", a song by

Hey Marseilles Hey Marseilles is an indie folk and chamber pop band from Seattle, Washington founded in 2006. History The band self-released its first album in 2008 and opened early in its career for groups such as Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band and Parts & L ...

from the 2008 album ''To Travels & Trunks'' * "Rio", a song by Michael Nesmith from the 1977 album ''

From a Radio Engine to the Photon Wing ''From a Radio Engine to the Photon Wing'' was released in 1977 and is the ninth album by Michael Nesmith and eighth studio album as a singer/songwriter during his post-Monkees career. The album was Nesmith's second with vocals released on his own ...

'' * "Rio", a song by

Wavelength In physics, the wavelength is the spatial period of a periodic wave—the distance over which the wave's shape repeats. It is the distance between consecutive corresponding points of the same phase on the wave, such as two adjacent crests, tro ...

from the 1982 album ''Hurry Home''

Businesses and organizations

Regional Institute of Ophthalmology Apex Institute & R.I.O.s in India Apex institute Dr. R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, New Delhi Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences at All India Institute of Medical Sciences has been recognized as the Apex Organisation by th ...

, several institutes in India * Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, a resort in Las Vegas, US, that opened in 1990 * Rio Convention, one of several commonly used "Rio" nicknames for the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity *

Rio (British drink) Rio formerly known as Rio Riva and Arriva is a British brand of soft drink made by Hall & Woodhouse. History The drink was created by Dorset brewery Hall & Woodhouse in the 1980s and was originally named Arriva derived from the French ‘arri ...

, British soft drink brand *

Rio (Chinese drink) Rio (Chinese: RIO锐澳鸡尾酒) is a Chinese ready to drink alcopop beverage brand conceived in 2003 and manufactured by Shanghai Bacchus Limited Company, an arm of the Australian-based Bacchus Distillery. Rio is a member of the China Alcoholi ...

, Chinese alcopop brand *

Rio Group The Rio Group (G-Rio) was a permanent association of political consultation of Latin America and Caribbean countries, created in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 18, 1986 with the purpose of creating a better political relationship among the cou ...

, founded 1986, an international organization of Latin American states * RIO Models, diecast miniature cars made in Italy *

Rio Tinto (corporation) Rio Tinto Group is an Anglo-Australian multinational company that is the world's second-largest metals and mining corporation (behind BHP). The company was founded in 1873 when of a group of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tinto, ...

, a multinational mining and resources group founded in 1873

Politics

* Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, a 1992 global sustainable development plan *

Rio Protocol The Protocol of Peace, Friendship, and Boundaries between Peru and Ecuador, or Rio Protocol for short, was an international agreement signed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 29, 1942, by the foreign ministers of Peru and Ecuador, with the p ...

of 1942, which temporarily settled a border war between Peru and Ecuador * Rio Treaty or Rio Pact of 1947, more formally known as the

Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance The Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (commonly known as the Rio Treaty, the Rio Pact, the Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, or by the Spanish-language acronym TIAR from ''Tratado Interamericano de Asistencia Recíproca'') is an agreem ...

Roles and professions

* Radar Intercept Officer, or RIO * Railway Investigation Officer, or RIO, a rank in the

Victoria Transit Patrol Victoria Transit Patrol Department, also formerly known as Victorian Railways Investigation Division, was a state government law enforcement agency that was in charge of responding to and investigating crimes that took place on railway property ...

Remote interface officer Flight controllers are personnel who aid space flight by working in such Mission Control Centers as NASA's Mission Control Center or ESA's European Space Operations Centre. Flight controllers work at computer consoles and use telemetry to mon ...

(RIO) Flight Controller, integrates communications between Mission Control Center Houston and other Space Centers

Technology

Rio (digital audio players) Rio was the brand name of a line of digital audio players and related audio products. It was a pioneer of the DAP ("MP3 player") industry when it released "Diamond Rio" player in 1998 that was the impetus for an infamous lawsuit. Various music ...

, a brand name of a line of digital audio players * Rio (windowing system), the windowing system for the Plan 9 from Bell Labs operating system *

Kyocera Rio The Kyocera E3100, often referred to as the Kyocera Rio, is a touch slate phone from Kyocera with MP3 music player. It was announced at the 2010 CTIA show, where it was said that the launch operator would be Cricket. Features include: * LCD resis ...

, or Kyocera E3100, a mobile phone * Reconfigurable Input/Output, or RIO, found in devices such as the

CompactRIO CompactRIO (or cRIO) is a real-time embedded industrial controller made by National Instruments for industrial control systems. The CompactRIO is a combination of a real-time controller, reconfigurable IO Modules (RIO), FPGA module and an Etherne ...

Winsock RIO extensions In computer, computing, the Windows Sockets API (WSA), later shortened to Winsock, is an application programming interface (API) that defines how Microsoft Windows, Windows network application software should access network services, especially ...

, part of the Winsock network API * Ford Del Rio, an American station wagon

Transportation

Air transportation

Avian Rio The Avian Rio is a British high-wing, single-place, recreational hang glider, designed by Steve Elkins and Neil Hammerton and produced by Avian Limited of Hope Valley, Derbyshire.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure ...

, a British hang glider * RIO, the

IATA airport code An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code, or simply a location identifier, is a three-character alphanumeric geocode designating many airports and metropolitan areas around the world, defined by the ...

for all airports near Rio de Janeiro

Automobiles

* Kia Rio, a 1999–present Korean subcompact car * Panther Rio, a 1975–1977 British full-size sedan *

Premier Rio The is a mini SUV produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Daihatsu since 1997 as the successor to the F300 series Rocky. It was initially offered in both short and long-wheelbase configurations before the former stopped production in ...

, a 2009–2018 Indian subcompact SUV * Ford Del Rio, a 1957–1958 American full-size station wagon

Geography

Brazil

Mexico

United States

Elsewhere

People

Given name or nickname

Surname

Entertainment

Film

Television and anime

Fictional characters

Places

Games

Music

Albums

Songs

Businesses and organizations

Politics

Roles and professions

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Automobiles

See also