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Rio is the Portuguese and Spanish (in which it is spelled río) word for "river". Aside from its use in the name of many rivers (see especially Rio Grande/Río Bravo del Norte), Rio or RIO is used in a number of other ways. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rio Grande (disambiguation). ...

Place names, other than rivers:

• In Latin America:
  • Rio de Janeiro, second major city and a state in Brazil (the city is commonly known as just "Rio")
  • Rio Bec, a Mayan archaeological site
  • Río Bravo, Suchitepéquez, a town in Guatemala.
  • Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, a city in Mexico
• In the United States:
  • Rio, Florida, a small town in Martin County
  • Rio, Illinois, a village in Knox County
  • Rio, New York, a community in Orange County
  • Rio, West Virginia, a village in Hampshire County
  • Rio, Wisconsin, a village in Columbia County
• In Europe:
  • Rio, Greece, a community in suburban Patras

Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: , Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Government  - Mayor César Maia (Democrats) Area  - City 1,260 km²  (486. ... Río Bec is a sizable site of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization, located in what is now southern Campeche state, Mexico. ... Río Bravo is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. ... Río Bravo (or Ciudad Río Bravo) is a city in northern part of the state of Tamaulipas, in Mexico. ... Rio is a census-designated place located in Martin County, Florida. ... Rio is a village located in Knox County, Illinois. ... Deerpark is a town located in Orange County, New York. ... Rio, West Virginia (pronounced RYE-O) is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... Rio is a village located in Columbia County, Wisconsin. ... Rio (Greek: Modern: Ρίο Rio, Ancient: Ρίον Rion, Latin: Rhion or Rhium) is a suburban town north of Patras, Greece, with a population of around 13,000. ...

People

• Rio Ferdinand, an English football player
• Radar Intercept Officer, RIO, also Naval Flight Officer

Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born November 7, 1978 in Peckham, London) is an English footballer of mixed St Lucian and Anglo-Irish descent. ... lguy657v ...

Music

• Rio (album), a 1982 album by the new wave/rock group Duran Duran
  • Rio (song), the hit title song from that album
• Rio (band), a Peruvian rock band
• Rock in Rio, music festival in Brazil and Portugal
  • Rock in Rio (album), a live album by the rock group Iron Maiden
  • Rush in Rio, a live album by the rock group Rush
• Rock in Opposition, a musical movement

Rio is an album by Duran Duran, originally released worldwide on May 10, 1982, but re-released in November in the United States. ... Rio is a hit single from the album Rio by Duran Duran, and one of their most recognizable songs and music videos. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Queen at Rock in Rio (1985) Rock in Rio was the biggest rock festival held in Brazil and also in Portugal. ... Rock in Rio is a live album recorded during Iron Maidens 2001 headlining performance at the Rock in Rio festival. ... Rush in Rio is a live album by Canadian band Rush, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... Flyer for the 1st RIO festival, 12 March 1978, The New London Theatre, London. ...

Business

• Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, a resort in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Regional Interface Operation, in finance

The Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino is located off the Las Vegas Strip in Clark County, Nevada. ...

Technology

• Radar Intercept Officer, a back-seat weapons and targeting systems operator in United States Navy aircraft
• Reference Interconnect Offer, in telecommunication
• Rio (digital audio players)
• Rio (program), the windowing system of the Plan 9 operating system
• RiO (program), an electronic patient record system for the British NHS
• Kia Rio, a 2000s subcompact car made by Kia Motors
• Ford Del Rio, a 1950s station wagon made by Ford Motor Company
• Panther Rio, a 1970s luxury sedan made by British car makers Panther Westwinds
• RIO, a remote input/output device used in control and data aqusition

lguy657v ... Rio was the brand name of a line of digital audio players, best known for producing the model that was sued in 1998 by the Recording Industry Association of America. ... rio is Plan 9s window system. ... The Kia Rio is a subcompact car produced by the South Korean automaker Kia Motors and introduced in August 2000 for the 2001 model year. ... 1957 Ford Del Rio. ... a 1975 Panther Rio. ... Look up rio, río, Rio in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Politics

• The Rio Protocol of 1942, temporarily settled a border war between Peru and Ecuador
• The Rio Treaty or Rio Pact of 1947, more formally known as the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance
• The Rio Group, founded 1986, an international organization of Latin American states
• The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, a 1992 global sustainable development plan
• The Rio Convention, one of several commonly used "Rio" nicknames for the Convention on Biological Diversity

The Rio Protocol of 1942 temporarily settled a border war between Peru and Ecuador. ... The Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (commonly known as the Rio Treaty or by the Spanish-language acronym TIAR) was an agreement made in 1947 in Rio de Janeiro among many American countries that states among its articles that an attack against one would be considered an attack against... The Rio Group is an international organization of Latin American states. ... The 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 (UNCED), informally known as the Earth Summit. ... The Convention on Biological Diversity is an international treaty that was adopted at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. ...

Fiction

• "Wooden Sword" Ryu, known as Rio in the English-language anime version of Shaman King
• Rio Hinayama, a character in ToHeart
• Rio, a character in the Metroid series of video games
• Rio (NX Files), a fictional character in an action adventure web-show called NX Files.

Ryunosuke Umemiya (梅宮 竜之介 Umemiya Ryūnosuke), usually called Wooden Sword Ryu (木刀の 竜 Bokutō no Ryū), is a character in the anime and manga Shaman King. ... A list of characters from ToHeart. ... This is a list of creatures in the Metroid series games Metroid, Metroid II: Return of Samus, and Super Metroid. ... This page is a list of the Characters of NX Files. ... NX Files is an action martial arts video series broadcasted online. ...

Other

• Rio (drink), a canned sparkling soft drink (formerly Rio Riva) made from fruit juices and spring water marketed in the UK by Hall & Woodhouse Ltd.

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