Rio

Rio or Río is the Portuguese and Spanish 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

Given name

Men

Rio Adebisi (born 2000), English footballer
Rio Alderton (born 1982), English footballer
Rio Fahmi (born 2001), Indonesian footballer
Rio Fanning (1931–2018), Northern Irish actor
Rio Ferdinand (born 1978), English football player
Rio Goldhammer (born 1990), English musician and filmmaker
Rio Gomez (born 1994), American baseball player
Rio Hackford (1970–2022), American actor
Rio Haryanto (born 1993), Indonesian racing driver
Rio Hillen (born 2003), Dutch footballer
Rio Hope-Gund (born 1999), American soccer player
Rio Komiya (小宮璃央, born 2002), male Japanese model and actor
Rio Mavuba (born 1984), French football player
Rio Ngumoha (born 2008), English footballer
Rio Nitta (二田理央, born 2003), male Japanese footballer
Rio Noguchi (野口莉央, born 1998), male Japanese tennis player
Rio Omori (大森理生, born 2002), male Japanese footballer
Rio Preisner (1925–2007), Czech-born poet
Rio Raj (born 1989), Indian actor
Rio Ramandika (born 1989), Indonesian footballer
Rio Ramirez (born 1998), Mexican-American soccer player
Rio Reiser (1950–1996), German singer
Rio Rii (born 1996), Vanuatuan rower
Rio Ruiz (born 1994), American baseball player
Rio Sakuma (佐久間理央, born 1997), male Japanese footballer
Rio Saputro (born 1995), Indonesian footballer
Rio Shipston (born 2004), English footballer
Rio Suryana (born 1977), Indonesian-Australian badminton player
Rio Waida (born 2000), Japanese-Indonesian surfer
Rio Wells, Canadian footballer and MMA fighter
Rio Yañez (born 1980), American artist

Women

Rio Fredrika (born 1995), English presenter and model
Rio Hardy (born 1996), English footballer
Rio Hirai (平井理央, born 1982), Japanese TV announcer
Rio Kanno (菅野莉央, born 1993), Japanese actress
Rio Kishida (岸田理生, 1946–2003), Japanese playwright
Rio Locsin (born 1961), Filipino actress
Rio Matsumoto (born 1982), Japanese actress, model and singer
Rio Natsuki (born 1969), Japanese voice actress
Rio Natsume (夏目理緒, born 1985), Japanese gravure idol
Rio Sasaki (佐々木りお, born 2002), Japanese child actress
Rio Shimamoto (島本理生, born 1983), Japanese writer
Rio Shimono (下野璃央, born 2000), Japanese racing driver
Rio Shirai (白井璃緒, born 1999), Japanese swimmer
Rio Suzuki (born 2005), Japanese child actress
Rio Takizawa (瀧澤莉央, born 1996), Japanese footballer
Rio Teramoto (寺本莉緒, born 2001), Japanese Gravure idol
Rio Uchida (内田理央, born 1991), Japanese actress
Rio Waida (和井田理央, born 2000), Indonesian professional surfer
Rio Watari (渡利璃穏, born 1991), Japanese wrestler
Rio Yamase (山瀬理桜), Japanese violinist
Rio Yamashita (山下リオ, born 1992), 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 (franchise), a film series and related media
Rio (2011 film), a 2011 animated film from 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios
- Rio (soundtrack)
- 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, 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
Rio Vidal, a character in the Marvel miniseries Agatha All Along

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), 2008
Rio (Uri Caine album), 2001
Rio (Duran Duran album), 1982
Rio (Keith Jarrett album), 2011
Rio (Joyce album), 2012
Rio (Trevor Rabin album), 2023
Rio (Lee Ritenour album), 1979
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), 1982
"Rio" (Ledri Vula song), 2019
"Rio", a song by Hey Marseilles from the 2008 album To Travels & Trunks
"Rio" (Michael Nesmith song), 1977
"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
Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO)

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