The domain name rio is a
top-level domain
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(TLD) for
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
in the
Domain Name System
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of the
Internet
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. On 27 February 2014, ICANN and Empresa Municipal de Informática SA – IPLANRIO entered into a Registry Agreement under which Empresa Municipal de Informática SA – IPLANRIO operates the TLD. It was officially launched in 2015.
See also
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References
External links
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IANA whois information whois
Internet properties established in 2014
Internet in Brazil
Top-level domains
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