Rio

Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, and Maltese word for "river". The term also exists in Italian, but is largely obsolete and used in a poetical or literary context to mean "stream"; the standard Italian word for "river" is fiume.
Rio, RIO or Río may also refer to:
Geography
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, often referred to as simply Rio
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 Gomez (born 1994), American baseball 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
Rio Ruiz (born 1994), American baseball player
, 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
Alexis-François Rio (1797–1874), French author and art critic
Michel Rio (footballer) (born 1963), former French footballer
Michel Rio (born 1945), French writer and novelist
Neiphiu Rio (born 1950), Indian politician
Patrice Rio (born 1948), former French footballer
Zhaleo Rio (born 1953), Indian politician
Entertainment
Films
Rio (1939 film), starring Basil Rathbone
Rio (2011 film), 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 (Money Heist), a code-name for a character in Netflix series Money Heist
Rio (Shaman King), a character in the anime series Shaman King
Rio, a character in the web-show NX Files, running since 2005
Rio, the main villain from Juken Sentai Gekiranger, a 2007 Japanese tokusatsu television series
Rio, a cowgirl in Bob the Builder
Rio Futaba (双葉 理央), a character 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, a character from The Gods Lie
Rio "Rollins" Tachibana, a character 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
Rio Tsukatsuki, a character from the mobile game Blue Archive
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., 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" (Michael Nesmith song), 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
Rio (British drink), British soft drink brand
Rio (Chinese drink), Chinese alcopop brand
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 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
Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, several institutes in India
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
Other
Rio (surname)
the name of a Lake District town in Swallows and Amazons, an English children's novel
Research Ideas and Outcomes, an open-access journal
See also
Del Rio (disambiguation)
Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO)
Ríos (disambiguation)
Rive (disambiguation)
River (disambiguation)
Rivers (disambiguation)
Rivière (disambiguation)
Japanese feminine given names
Feminine given names
Japanese unisex given names