Río Sacramento

Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil.

Rio or Río may also refer to:

Geography

Brazil

* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a town in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Mexico

* Río Bec, a Mayan archaeological site in Mexico
* Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, a city in Mexico

United States

* Rio, a location in Deerpark, New York, US
* Rio, Florida, a census-designated place in Martin County, US
* Rio, Georgia, 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, a village in Hampshire County, US
* Rio, Wisconsin, a village in Columbia County, US
* El Río, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, a barrio
* Río Arriba, Añasco, Puerto Rico, a barrio
* Río Arriba, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, a barrio
* Río Arriba, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, a barrio
* Río Arriba, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a barrio
* Río Abajo, Ceiba, Puerto Rico, a barrio
* Río Abajo, Cidra, Puerto Rico, a barrio
* Río Abajo, Humacao, Puerto Rico, a barrio
* Río Abajo, Utuado, 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), 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)
* Río Muni, the mainland of Equatorial Guinea
* Rio Tuba, a barrio in the province of Palawan, Philippines

People

Given name or nickname

*, Japanese actress
*, Japanese actress
* Rio Ferdinand (born 1978), English football player
* Rio Haryanto (born 1993), Indonesian racing driver
*, Japanese TV announcer
*, Japanese actress
*, Japanese playwright
* Rio Matsumoto (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 (born 1997), Indonesian futsal player
* Rio Reiser (1950–1996), German singer
*, Japanese child actress
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese writer
*, Japanese racing driver
*, Japanese swimmer
* Rio Suzuki (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 (1962–2012), Brazilian comic book artist
* Michel Rio (footballer) (born 1963), former French footballer
* Michel Rio (born 1945), French writer and novelist
* Patrice Rio (born 1948), former French footballer
* Alexis-François Rio (1797–1874), French author and art critic

Entertainment

Film

* ''Rio'' (1939 film), starring Basil Rathbone
* Rio 1, a 2011 animated film from 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios
** ''Rio 2'', 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

* Rio Kastle, a character in the anime series ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal''
* Rio Kazumiya, a character in the anime series ''Sound of the Sky''
* Rio Nakamura, a character in the anime series '' Assassination Classroom''
* Rio Suzuki is one of the main characters from The Gods Lie.
* Rio "Rollins" Tachibana, a character who appears in the ''Rio: Rainbow Gate'' anime, as well as some titles in the '' Dead or Alive'' 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'', 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'', 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 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''
* "Rio", a song by Wavelength from the 1982 album ''Hurry Home''

Businesses and organizations

* Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, 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), British soft drink brand
* Rio (Chinese drink), Chinese alcopop brand
* Rio Group, founded 1986, an international organization of Latin American states
* RIO Models, diecast miniature cars made in Italy
* Rio Tinto (corporation), a multinational mining and resources group founded in 1873

Politics

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

Roles and professions

* Radar Intercept Officer, or RIO
* Railway Investigation Officer, or RIO, a rank in the Victoria Transit Patrol
* Remote interface officer (RIO) Flight Controller, integrates communications between Mission Control Center Houston and other Space Centers

Technology

* Rio (digital audio players), 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, or Kyocera E3100, a mobile phone
* Reconfigurable Input/Output, or RIO, found in devices such as the CompactRIO
* Winsock RIO extensions, part of the Winsock network API
* Ford Del Rio, an American station wagon

Transportation

Air transportation

* Avian Rio, a British hang glider
* RIO, the IATA airport code 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, a 2009–2018 Indian subcompact SUV
* Ford Del Rio, a 1957–1958 American full-size station wagon

See also

* Del Rio (disambiguation)
* Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO)
* Ríos (disambiguation)
* Rive (disambiguation)
* River (disambiguation)
* Rivers (disambiguation)
* Rivière (disambiguation)

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