Rio 197884 219275107 2008-06-14T12:46:28Z 98.242.73.113 {{wiktionarypar|rio|río|Rio}} {{TOCright}} '''Rio''' is the Portuguese and Spanish word for "[[river]]". It is often used as a [[nickname]] for [[Rio de Janeiro]], a major city in [[Brazil]]. '''Rio''' or '''Río''' may also refer to: ==Other locations== * [[Rio Grande]], North American river * [[Río Bec]], Mayan archaeological site * [[Río Bravo, Suchitepéquez]], a town in Guatemala * [[Río Bravo, Tamaulipas]], a city in Mexico * [[Rio, Florida]], a small town in Martin County, USA * [[Rio, Illinois]], a village in Knox County, USA * [[Rio, West Virginia]], a village in Hampshire County, USA * [[Rio, Wisconsin]], a village in Columbia County, USA * [[Rio, Greece]], a community in suburban Patras, Greece * Rio, a location in [[Deerpark, New York]], USA ==People== * [[Tina Yuzuki|Rio Carnival]] (Tina Yuzuki) (b. 1986), Japanese AV idol * [[Rio Ferdinand]] (b. 1978), an English football player * [[Rio Reiser]] (1950-1996), German singer * RIO for [[Radar Intercept Officer]], a Naval Flight Officer ==Music== * [[Rio (album)|''Rio'' (album)]], a 1982 album by the new wave/rock group Duran Duran ** [[Rio (song)|"Rio" (song)]], the title song from the above Duran Duran album * [[Rio (band)]], a Peruvian rock band formed in 1980 * [[Rock in Rio]], an series of music festivals held in Brazil and Portugal * [[Rock in Rio (album)|''Rock in Rio'' (album)]], a 2001 live album recorded in Brazil by the rock group Iron Maiden * ''[[Rush in Rio]]'', a 2003 live album by the rock group Rush * RIO, for [[Rock in Opposition]], a musical movement in the 1970s ==Business== * [[Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino]], a resort in Las Vegas, Nevada that opened in 1990 * [[Rio Tinto Group]], a multinational mining and resources group founded in 1873 ==Technology== * [[Rio (digital audio players)]] * [[Rio (program)]], the windowing system of the Plan 9 operating system ==Transportation== * [[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 ==Politics== * [[Rio Protocol]] of 1942, temporarily settled a border war between Peru and Ecuador * [[Rio Group]], founded 1986, an international organization of Latin American states * [[Rio Declaration on Environment and Development]], a 1992 global sustainable development plan * Rio Treaty or Rio Pact of 1947, more formally known as the [[Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance]] * Rio Convention, one of several commonly used "Rio" nicknames for the 1992 [[Convention on Biological Diversity]] ==Fiction== * [["Wooden Sword" Ryu]], known as Rio in the English-language anime version of ''Shaman King'', which has been running since 1998 * [[List of characters in To Heart#Rio Hinayama|Rio Hinayama]], a character in the 1997 visual novel ''To Heart'' * [[Characters of NX Files#Rio|Rio]], a character in the web-show ''NX Files'', running since 2005 * "Rio", the first episode in Season 5 (September 2006) of the American television program ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' {{disambig}} [[da:Rio]] [[de:Rio]] [[fr:Rio]] [[it:RIO]] [[nl:Rio]] [[ja:リオ]] [[pl:Rio]] [[fi:Rio]] [[vo:Rio]]