Rio
Encyclopedia
Rio is the Portuguese word for river
and is a common nickname for Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil.
Rio or Río (Spanish version) may also refer to:
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
and is a common nickname for Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil.
Rio or Río (Spanish version) may also refer to:
Other locations
- Río BecRio BecRío Bec is a Pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site located in what is now southern portion of the Mexican state of Campeche. The name also refers to an architectural style that first appeared at Río Bec and subsequently spread to other nearby sites...
, Mayan archaeological site - Río Bravo, SuchitepéquezRío Bravo, SuchitepéquezRío Bravo is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala....
, a town in Guatemala - Río Bravo, TamaulipasRío Bravo, TamaulipasRío Bravo formally Ciudad Río Bravo is a city in northern part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is the municipal seat of Río Bravo Municipality. The city lies east of Reynosa and just south of the Río Bravo del Norte and was also named after it. Directly across the U.S.-Mexico border lies...
, a city in Mexico - Rio Creek, WisconsinRio Creek, WisconsinRio Creek is an unincorporated community located off of Wisconsin Highway 54, in the town of Lincoln, in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. The community is also home to Rio Creek Airport which holds an annual "fly in" with food, camping, and live music....
, an unincorporated community in Kewaunee County, USA - Rio, FloridaRio, FloridaRio is a census-designated place in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,028 at the 2000 census. Rio is pronounced locally as if it were spelled "Rye-oh." It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, a small town in Martin County, USA - Rio Grande (disambiguation)Rio Grande (disambiguation)Rio Grande means "big river" in Spanish and Portuguese and may refer to the Rio Grande in North America, or to other rivers, political divisions and other categories:-Rivers:...
- Rio, IllinoisRio, IllinoisRio is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 240 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.Contrary to the spelling, locally Rio is pronounced Rye-Oh.-Geography:...
, a village in Knox County, USA - Rio, West VirginiaRio, West VirginiaRio is an unincorporated community in southern Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Rio is located just north of the Hardy County line at the crossroads of Augusta-Ford Hill Road and Delray Road in the North River Valley...
, a village in Hampshire County, USA - Rio, WisconsinRio, WisconsinRio is a village in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 938 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Rio is located at ....
, a village in Columbia County, USA - Rio, GreeceRio, GreeceRio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The former municipality had a population of around 13,000.- Geography :...
, a community in suburban Patras, Greece - Rio, a location in Deerpark, New YorkDeerpark, New YorkDeerpark is a town in the western part of Orange County, New York. The population was 7,858 at the 2000 census. As of July 2009, population at 8,524. The center of population of New York is located in Cuddebackville, a hamlet in Deerpark.__toc__...
, USA - Rio Grande ValleyRio Grande ValleyThe Rio Grande Valley or the Lower Rio Grande Valley, informally called The Valley, is an area located in the southernmost tip of South Texas...
a location in south Texas - Rio do SulRio do SulRio do Sul is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.One of the postcards of the city is the mother church . Other important buildings are the bridge of the arches, the railway station and some German-style buildings...
, a town in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil
People
- Tina YuzukiTina Yuzuki, also known as Rio, is a Japanese AV idol who debuted in 2005, while appearing in videos produced by the Max-A and S1 studios. After starring in AVs in various genres during her first year in the industry, she won an industry award as Best New Actress for 2006. Since late 2007, she has used the...
(b. 1986), also known as Rio, Japanese AV idol - Rio FerdinandRio FerdinandRio Gavin Ferdinand is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and for the England national football team...
(b. 1978), an English football player - Rio Mavuba (b. 1984), a French football player
- Rio ReiserRio ReiserRio Reiser , was a German rock musician and singer of the famous rock group Ton Steine Scherben. He was born Ralph Christian Möbius in Berlin and died at the age of 46 in the little German town of Fresenhagen. Rio Reiser was politically active during his whole life...
(1950-1996), German singer
Surname
- Alphonse Rio (1873-1949), a French politician and minister in the French Third Republic
- Michel RioMichel RioMichel Rio is a French writer and novelist. Born in Brittany, he was raised in Madagascar and currently lives in Paris. He has won several literary awards, and has been translated in many languages.-Bibliography:* Mélancolie Nord...
(b. in 1945), a French writer and novelist. - Patrice RioPatrice RioPatrice Rio is a retired football defender from France, who obtained a total number of 17 international caps for the France national football team in the 1970s. Playing for FC Nantes he was a member of the French squad that competed at the 1978 FIFA World Cup...
(b. in 1948), a former French footballer
Music
- Rio (album)Rio (album)Rio is the second studio album by the British rock band Duran Duran, originally released worldwide on 10 May 1982. It reached #2 in the UK and #1 in Australia....
, a 1982 album by the new wave/rock group Duran Duran- "Rio" (song)Rio (song)"Rio" is the seventh single by Duran Duran, released on 1 November 1982.The song was the fourth, final, and title single lifted from the band's album of the same name, and was edited for its release...
, the title song from the above Duran Duran album
- "Rio" (song)
- Rio (Lee Ritenour album)Rio (Lee Ritenour album)-Track listing:#"Rainbow"#"San Juan Sunset"#"Rio Funk"#"It Happens Everyday"#"Ipanema Sol"#"Simplicidad"#"A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That"-Personnel:*Alex Acuña*Rubens Bassini*Chico Batera*Paulinho Braga*Jose Da Silva*Dave Grusin...
, a 1979 jazz album by Lee Ritenour - Los del RioLos del RíoLos Del Rio, also known as "The Del Rios," was a Spanish Latin dance group formed in 1992 and broke up in mid-2007. They were best known by their smash-hit and hot dance single Macarena originally released in early 1994. The song peaked at the Hot Dance Singles and Billboard 200 by mid-1994. The...
, the Spanish music duo that gained international fame for their 1995 song "Macarena" - Rock in RioRock in RioRock in Rio is a series of music festivals held in three cities: Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Lisbon in Portugal and Madrid in Spain.Four incarnations of the festival were in Rio de Janeiro, in 1985, 1991, 2001 and 2011, four in Lisbon, in 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010, and two in Madrid in 2008 and 2010....
, a series of music festivals held in Brazil and Portugal - Rock in Rio (album)Rock in Rio (album)Rock In Rio is a live album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, recorded at Rock in Rio, Brazil in 2001 on the last night of the Brave New World Tour...
, a 2001 live album recorded in Brazil by the rock group Iron Maiden - Rush in RioRush in RioRush in Rio is a live album by Canadian band Rush, released in 2003 . The album is also available as a two DVD set. The album was recorded at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro and was the final concert on the Vapor Trails Tour. However, the third CD contains two bonus tracks played previously on...
, a 2003 live album by the rock group Rush - RIO, for Rock in OppositionRock in OppositionRock in Opposition or RIO was a movement representing a collective of progressive bands in the late 1970s united in their opposition to the music industry that refused to recognise their music...
, a musical movement in the 1970s - "Rio", a song by Michael Nesmith which appears on his 1977 album From a Radio Engine to the Photon WingFrom a Radio Engine to the Photon WingFrom a Radio Engine to the Photon Wing was released in 1977 and is the ninth album by Michael Nesmith and eighth studio album as a singer/songwriter during his post-Monkees career...
- Rio (Aterciopelados album), 2008 album by the band AterciopeladosAterciopeladosAterciopelados , also referred to as los Aterciopelados on some albums and other promotional materials, are a rock band from Colombia. Led by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago, they have been one of the first rock bands from Colombia to gain international notice and is among the country's top...
Technology
- Rio (digital audio players)Rio (digital audio players)Rio was the brand name of a line of digital audio players, best known for producing the "Diamond Rio" model that was the impetus for a lawsuit in 1998 by the Recording Industry Association of America...
, a brand name of a line of digital audio players - RIO - Reconfigurable Input/Output found in devices such as the CompactRIOCompactRIOCompactRIO is a realtime industrial controller made by National Instruments. The CompactRIO is a combination of a Real Time Controller, reconfigurable IO Modules , FPGA Module and an Ethernet expansion chassis.-Hardware:...
- rio (windowing system), the windowing system for Plan 9 from Bell Labs operating system
- Kyocera Rio, or Kyocera E3100, a mobile phone
- Winsock RIO extensions, part of the Winsock network API
Business
- Rio All Suite Hotel and CasinoRio All Suite Hotel and CasinoThe Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino is located off the Las Vegas Strip in the unincorporated area of Paradise, Nevada, USA. It is better known as The Rio and is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Inc. The Rio was the first all suite resort in the Las Vegas area...
, a resort in Las Vegas, Nevada that opened in 1990 - Rio Tinto GroupRio Tinto GroupThe Rio Tinto Group is a diversified, British-Australian, multinational mining and resources group with headquarters in London and Melbourne. The company was founded in 1873, when a multinational consortium of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tinto river, in Huelva, Spain from the...
, a multinational mining and resources group founded in 1873
Transportation
- Ford Del RioFord Del RioThe Ford Del Rio was a full-size, six passenger station wagon produced by the Ford Motor Company in the United States for model years 1957 and 1958...
, a 1950s station wagon made by Ford Motor Company - Kia RioKia RioThe Kia Rio is a series of subcompact automobiles produced by Kia Motors since August 2000. Two generations have been produced, both in five-door hatchback and four-door sedan body styles, all equipped with inline-four gasoline and diesel engines, and front-wheel drive...
, a 2000s subcompact car made by Kia Motors - Panther RioPanther RioThe Panther Rio was a motor car made by British manufacturer Panther Westwinds, using Triumph Dolomite mechanicals. According to the company, it differed from the family saloon-class Dolomite, in being finished to "Rolls-Royce standards". Only 38 were built between 1975 and 1977...
, a 1970s luxury sedan made by British car makers Panther Westwinds - RIO, the IATA airport code for all airports near Rio de Janeiro
- Rio ModelsRIO ModelsRIO Models are intricately detailed diecast and plastic 1:43 scale models made in Cernobbio, Italy on Lake Como, by a tool and die company of the same name.-History:...
, diecast miniature cars made in Italy
Politics
- The Rio ProtocolRio ProtocolThe Protocol of Peace, Friendship, and Boundaries between Peru and Ecuador, or Rio Protocol for short, was an international agreement signed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 29, 1942, by the foreign ministers of Peru and Ecuador, with the participation of the United States, Brazil, Chile, and...
of 1942, which temporarily settled a border war between Peru and Ecuador - Rio GroupRio Group- List of Summit meetings :- See also :* Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, possible successor of the Rio Group* Union of South American Nations...
, founded 1986, an international organization of Latin American states - Rio Declaration on Environment and DevelopmentRio Declaration on Environment and DevelopmentThe Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, often shortened to Rio Declaration, was a short document produced at the 1992 United Nations "Conference on Environment and Development" , informally known as the Earth Summit...
, a 1992 global sustainable development plan - Rio Treaty or Rio Pact of 1947, more formally known as the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal AssistanceInter-American Treaty of Reciprocal AssistanceThe Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance was an agreement signed on 1947 in Rio de Janeiro among many countries of the Americas...
- Rio Convention, one of several commonly used "Rio" nicknames for the 1992 Convention on Biological DiversityConvention on Biological DiversityThe Convention on Biological Diversity , known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is an international legally binding treaty...
Fiction
- Rio (1939 film), starring Basil RathboneBasil RathboneSir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt was an English actor. He rose to prominence in England as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films...
- Rio (film)Rio (film)Rio, often promoted as Rio: The Movie, is a 2011 American 3D computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha. The title refers to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, in which the film is set. The film features the voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne...
, an 2011 animated film from 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios- Angry Birds RioAngry Birds RioAngry Birds Rio is a puzzle video game developed by Rovio Mobile. Based on the wildly successful Angry Birds, Angry Birds Rio was released for devices using Apple's iOS, Google's Android and Mac OS X in March 2011. The game was released as a marketing tie-in with the 20th Century Fox animated film...
, an edition of the game Angry Birds tying into the release of Rio
- Angry Birds Rio
- Rio (Shaman King), a character in the anime series Shaman King
- Rio Hinayama, a character in To Heart, a 1997 visual novel
- 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" (CSI: Miami), the first episode in Season 5 (September 2006) of the American television program CSI: Miami