Rio

Rio is the Spanish and Portuguese word for "river". Aside from its use in the name of many rivers, Rio or RIO is used in a number of other ways.

Place names, other than rivers:

• Rio de Janeiro, second major city and a state in Brazil (the city is commonly known as just Rio)
• Rio Bec, a Mayan archaeological site
• The following place names in the United States:
  • Rio, Florida, a small town in Martin County
  • Rio, Illinois, a village in Knox County
  • Rio, West Virginia, a village in Hampshire County
  • Rio, Wisconsin, a village in Columbia County
  • Rio Blanco County, Colorado
  • Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
  • Rio Grande
  • Rio Bravo
  • Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, A Mega resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Place names in other languages:
  • Rio, Greece, a community in suburban Patras

In music:

• Rio, a album by the rock group Duran Duran
• Rock in Rio (album), a live album by the rock group Iron Maiden
• Rush in Rio, a live album by the rock group Rush
• Rio (band), a Peruvian rock band
• Rock in Rio, music festival in Brazil and Portugal
• Rock in Opposition, a musical movement

In the military:

• Radar intercept officer

In technology:

• Rio (digital audio players)
  • Rio PMP300
  • Rio Karma
  • Rio Carbon
  • Rio Car, a vehicle digital audio player
• Rio (program), the windowing system of the Plan 9 operating system
• RiO (program), an electronic patient record system for the British NHS

In transportation:

• Kia Rio, a car made in Korea and Worldwide manufacturers, RIO and Rio in car name built by Kia Motors.
• Ford Del Rio, a 1950s station wagon
• Panther Rio, a 1970s luxury sedan by British car makers Panther Westwinds

In politics:

• The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, a 1992 global sustainable development plan
• The Rio Group, an international organization of Latin American states
• The Rio Protocol of 1942, temporarily settled a border war between Peru and Ecuador
• The Rio Treaty or Rio Pact of 1947, more formally known as the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance

In fiction:

• "Wooden Sword" Ryu, known as Rio in the English-language anime version of Shaman King
• Rio (Super Metroid), a Nintendo character
• Rio Kitagawa, a character in Doki Doki School Hours (Sensei no Ojikan)
• Rio Mamiya, a character in Starship Operators

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