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 (Bolivia) The Río Grande (or Río Guapay) in Bolivia rises on the southern slope of the Cochabamba mountains, east of the city Cochabamba, at . At its source it is known as the Rocha River. It crosses the Cochabamba valley basin in a westerly direction. ...

, a tributary of the Mamoré River

Brazil

Rio Grande (Bahia) Rio Grande ( Portuguese for "great river") is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the São Francisco River. See also *List of rivers of Bahia List of rivers in Bahia (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage ...

, a tributary of the São Francisco River * Rio Grande (Dois Rios), a tributary of the Dois Rios River in Rio de Janeiro *

Rio Grande (Paraná River) The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio ...

, a tributary of the Paraná River * Rio Grande (State of Paraná), a tributary of the Ribeira River

Philippines

Rio Grande de Cagayan The Cagayan River, also known as the Río Grande de Cagayán, is the longest river and the largest river by discharge volume of water in the Philippines. It has a total length of approximately and a drainage basin covering . It is located in t ...

, a river in the Cagayan Province *

Rio Grande de Mindanao The Rio Grande de Mindanao, also known as the Mindanao River, is the second-largest river system in the Philippines. Located on the southern island of Mindanao, with a total drainage area of , draining the majority of the central and eastern po ...

, a river in the Mindanao *

Rio Grande de Pampanga The Pampanga River is the second largest river on the island of Luzon in the Philippines (next to Cagayan River) and the country's fifth longest river. It is in the Central Luzon region and traverses the provinces of Pampanga, Bulacan, and Nueva ...

, a river in Central Luzon

Other rivers alphabetically

* :es:Río Grande (Antioquia), a river in the department of Antioquia, Colombia *

Rio Grande (Jamaica) The Rio Grande is a river of Jamaica, found in the parish of Portland. One of the largest rivers in Jamaica, it was named "Big River" (''Rio Grande'') by the Spanish, who controlled Jamaica in the 15th and 16th centuries. It is one of the many to ...

, a major river of Portland Parish, Jamaica *

Rio Grande (Panama) The Rio Grande (Panama) is a river in Coclé Province in Panama. Its river mouth is at the Gulf of Panama on the . See also * * List of rivers of Panama * List of rivers of the Americas by coastline This list of rivers of the Americas by c ...

, Coclé Province, Panama * Río Grande (Puerto Rico), a river in Puerto Rico * Río Grande (Lugo), a river in the province of Lugo, Spain * Río Grande, Thujsa Jawira, Ingenio or Llink'i, a river in the La Paz Department, Bolivia * Río Grande (Tierra del Fuego), a river in Chile and Argentina that flows to the Atlantic Ocean

Cities and political divisions

Argentina

Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego Río Grande is a city in Argentina, on the north coast of the eastern part of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. It has a population of 67,038, and is the industrial capital of the Tierra del Fuego Province. It is located north-east of Ushua ...

Brazil

Rio Grande, Minas Gerais 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 ...

* Rio Grande, Rio de Janeiro *

Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande (lit. "Great River") is a municipality (''município'') and one of the oldest cities in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It was the state capital from 1835 to 1845. It is the most important port city in the state and has one of ...

Mexico

Rio Grande, Jalisco 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 ...

Río Grande Municipality, Zacatecas Río Grande is a municipality in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. Geography The municipality of Río Grande is located in northern Zacatecas. It borders the municipalities of Miguel Auza, Juan Aldama, and General Francisco R. Murguía to the no ...

Puerto Rico

* Río Grande, Puerto Rico, a municipality *

Río Grande, Aguada, Puerto Rico Río Grande is a barrio in the municipality of Aguada, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,152. 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 Grande, Jayuya, Puerto Rico Río Grande is a barrio in the municipality of Jayuya, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 879. See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 municipio subdivisions made up of 827 bar ...

, a barrio *

Río Grande, Morovis, Puerto Rico Río Grande is a barrio in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico. Río Grande has six sectors and its population in 2010 was 594. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Trea ...

, a barrio *

Río Grande barrio-pueblo Río Grande barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Río Grande, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,772. As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called ''pueblo' ...

, barrio referred to as "Pueblo" of Río Grande municipality in Puerto Rico *

Río Grande, Rincón, Puerto Rico Río Grande is a barrio in the municipality of Rincón, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,187. 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

United States

Rio Grande, New Jersey Rio Grande () is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Middle Township and Lower Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. Though for the 1990 to 2010 U.S. censuses the CDP was entirely loc ...

Rio Grande, Ohio Rio Grande ( ) is a village in Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The population was 724 at the 2020 census. It is part of the rural Point Pleasant micropolitan area. Although the town is named after the river in the southern United States, its ...

Rio Grande County, Colorado Rio Grande County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,539. The county seat is Del Norte. The county is named for the Rio Grande (Spanish language for "Big River"), which flows throug ...

Rio Grande City, Texas Rio Grande City is a city in and the county seat of Starr County, Texas. The population was 14,411 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is west of McAllen. The city also holds the March record high for the United States at . The city is c ...

Other places

Río Grande Department Río Grande Department ( es, Departamento Río Grande) is a department of Argentina in Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina. The capital city of the department is situated in Río Grande The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the R ...

, Tierra del Fuego Province *

, Argentina * Río Grande, Dominican Republic * Rio Grande, South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua * Río Grande, Veraguas, Panama *

Republic of the Rio Grande The Republic of the Rio Grande ( es, República del Río Grande) was an independent nation that insurgents fighting against the Centralist Republic of Mexico sought to establish in northern Mexico. The Republic of the Rio Grande was one of a se ...

, a republic in modern Mexico and Texas that lasted less than a year in 1840.

Arts and entertainment

Rio Grande (1920 film) ''Rio Grande'' is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Edwin Carewe and starring Rosemary Theby, Allan Sears, and Georgie Stone.Goble p. 458 Cast * Rosemary Theby as Maria Inez * Allan Sears as Danny O'Neil * Georgie Stone as Dann ...

, an American silent western film * ''Rio Grande'' (1938 film), an American western with Charles Starrett * ''Rio Grande'' (1949 film), an American western starring

Sunset Carson Sunset Carson (born Winifred Maurice Harrison or Michael Harrison; November 12, 1920 – May 1, 1990) was an American B-western star of the 1940s. Early life, acting Carson was born on November 12, 1920, at Gracemont, Oklahoma, as either ...

* ''Rio Grande'' (1950 film), an American western directed by John Ford * "Rio Grande" (shanty), a nineteenth-century Anglo-American sea shanty * ''Rio Grande'', 1957 musical composition by

Morton Gould Morton Gould (December 10, 1913February 21, 1996) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist. Biography Morton Gould was born in Richmond Hill, New York, United States. He was recognized early as a child prodigy with abilities i ...

* ''The Rio Grande'' (Lambert), 1927 work for alto, piano, chorus and orchestra by Constant Lambert * "Rio Grande" (song), a suite composed by Brian Wilson * ''Rio Grande'', 1994 album by Eddy Mitchell, album of the year at

Victoires de la Musique Victoires de la Musique (; en, Victories of Music) is an annual French award ceremony where the Victoire accolade is delivered by the French Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The classical and jazz ...

Others

Rio Grande Gorge The Rio Grande Gorge is a geological feature in northern New Mexico where the watercourse of the Rio Grande follows a tectonic chasm. Beginning near the Colorado border, the approximately gorge runs from northwest to southwest of Taos, New Mexico ...

, a geological feature in northern New Mexico ** Rio Grande Gorge Bridge *

Rio Grande rift The Rio Grande rift is a north-trending continental rift zone. It separates the Colorado Plateau in the west from the interior of the North American craton on the east. The rift extends from central Colorado in the north to the state of Chihuahu ...

, a continental rift zone that separates the Colorado Plateau from the interior of the North American craton, US *

Rio Grande Trail The Rio Grande Trail is a proposed long distance trail along the Rio Grande in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The river extends over 1,800 total miles, some of which pass through the heart of New Mexico. It is the state's primary drainage featur ...

, a proposed long distance trail along the Rio Grande New Mexico, US * Rio Grande Hydroelectric Complex, a pumped-storage power station in Argentina *

Sport Club Rio Grande Sport Club Rio Grande is a professional association football club based in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Founded in July 1900, they are Brazil's oldest active football club. They play in the second division of the Campeonato Gaúcho, ...

, a Brazilian football club *

University of Rio Grande The University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College (originally Rio Grande College) is a private university and public community college merged into one institution in Rio Grande, Ohio. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commissio ...

, in Rio Grande, Ohio, US * Federal University of Rio Grande Foundation, in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * Rio Grande Pickups, a brand of guitar pickups *

Rio Grande Games Rio Grande Games is a board game publisher based in Placitas, New Mexico. The company primarily imports and localizes foreign language German-style board games. History In 1995, Jay Tummelson began working for Mayfair Games. At that time, ...

, a board games publisher * , a Panamanian cargo ship * Brazilian monitor ''Rio Grande'', a shallow draught armoured river vessel *

Rio Grande Project The Rio Grande Project is a United States Bureau of Reclamation irrigation, hydroelectricity, flood control, and interbasin water transfer project serving the upper Rio Grande basin in the southwestern United States. The project irrigates along ...

, a United States Bureau of Reclamation irrigation, hydroelectricity, flood control, and interbasin water transfer project serving the upper Rio Grande basin * The

Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad , often shortened to ''Rio Grande'', D&RG or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, was an American Class I railroad company. The railroad started as a narrow-gauge line running south from D ...

, a now defunct Class I railroad in the western United States