Rio

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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

United States

Elsewhere

Given name

Men

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 (2011 film), a 2011 animated film from 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios

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), 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

Politics

Roles and professions

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

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

See also

Topics referred to by the same term
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