Rio Explained
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
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
Given name
Men
- Rio Ferdinand (born 1978), English football player
- Rio Gomez (born 1994), American baseball player
- Rio Haryanto (born 1993), Indonesian racing driver
- , male Japanese model and actor
- Rio Mavuba (born 1984), French football player
- , male Japanese footballer
- , male Japanese tennis player
- , male Japanese footballer
- Rio Reiser (1950–1996), German singer
- Rio Ruiz (born 1994), American baseball player
- , male Japanese footballer
Women
- , Japanese TV announcer
- , Japanese actress
- , Japanese playwright
- Rio Matsumoto (born 1982), Japanese actress, model and singer
- Rio Natsuki (born 1969), Japanese voice actress
- , Japanese gravure idol
- , Japanese child actress
- , Japanese writer
- , Japanese racing driver
- , Japanese swimmer
- Rio Suzuki (born 2005), Japanese child actress
- , Japanese footballer
- , Japanese Gravure idol
- , Japanese actress
- , Indonesian professional surfer
- , Japanese wrestler
- , Japanese violinist
- , Japanese actress
- Tina Yuzuki (born 1986), also known as Rio, Japanese AV idol
Surname
Entertainment
Films
Television and anime
- "Rio" (CSI: Miami), the first episode in Season 5 (September 2006) of the American television program CSI: Miami
- , 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
Songs
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
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
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
