Riachuelo Explained

Riachuelo is a word in the Spanish language, meaning a small river with little current or a brook or an arroyo.

Riachuelo may also refer to:

Places

Argentina

• Riachuelo River or Matanza River, a stream in the Buenos Aires Province
• Villa Riachuelo, a barrio of Buenos Aires

Brazil

• Riachuelo, Rio de Janeiro, a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Riachuelo, Sergipe, a municipality in the Brazilian state of Sergipe
• Riachuelo, Rio Grande do Norte, a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte

Chile

• Riachuelo, Chile, a village in Osorno Province, south-central Chile

Uruguay

• Riachuelo, Uruguay a Populated Centre in Colonia Department

Battle

• Battle of the Riachuelo, a naval battle in the Paraguayan War named for Riachuelo stream, Corrientes Province, Argentina

Ships

• Brazilian battleship Riachuelo, an 1883 Brazilian ironclad battleship
• Brazilian battleship Riachuelo (1914), a Brazilian battleship cancelled due to World War I
• Brazilian submarine Riachuelo (S22), a 1975 Oberon-class submarine now a museum ship in Rio de Janeiro
• Brazilian submarine Riachuelo (S40), a brazilian submarine, leader of Riachuelo Class

Companies

• Lojas Riachuelo, a Brazilian department store company

Films

• Riachuelo (film), 1934 film directed by Luis Moglia Barth

Geology

• The Riachuelo Formation, an Early to Late Cretaceous geological formation, located near Riachuelo, Sergipe State, Brazil