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'''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]]''
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