Rio

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:

• Rio de Janeiro, often referred to as simply Rio
• Rio do Sul, a town in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil

• Río Bec, a Mayan archaeological site in Mexico
• Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, a city in Mexico

• 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

• Rio, Italy, a municipality on the island of Elba in Tuscany
• Rio, Greece, a community in suburban Patras
• Río Bravo, Suchitepéquez, a town in Guatemala
• Rio Grande (disambiguation)
• Río Muni, the mainland of Equatorial Guinea
• Rio Tuba, a barrio in the province of Palawan, Philippines

• Rio Adebisi (born 2000), English footballer
• Rio Alderton (born 1982), English footballer
• Rio Fahmi (born 2001), Indonesian footballer
• Rio Fanning (1931–2018), Northern Irish actor
• Rio Ferdinand (born 1978), English football player
• Rio Goldhammer (born 1990), English musician and filmmaker
• Rio Gomez (born 1994), American baseball player
• Rio Hackford (1970–2022), American actor
• Rio Haryanto (born 1993), Indonesian racing driver
• Rio Hillen (born 2003), Dutch footballer
• Rio Hope-Gund (born 1999), American soccer player
• Rio Komiya (小宮 璃央, born 2002), male Japanese model and actor
• Rio Mavuba (born 1984), French football player
• Rio Nitta (二田 理央, born 2003), male Japanese footballer
• Rio Noguchi (野口 莉央, born 1998), male Japanese tennis player
• Rio Omori (大森 理生, born 2002), male Japanese footballer
• Rio Preisner (1925–2007), Czech-born poet
• Rio Raj (born 1989), Indian actor
• Rio Ramandika (born 1989), Indonesian footballer
• Rio Ramirez (born 1998), Mexican-American soccer player
• Rio Reiser (1950–1996), German singer
• Rio Rii (born 1996), Vanuatuan rower
• Rio Ruiz (born 1994), American baseball player
• Rio Sakuma (佐久間 理央, born 1997), male Japanese footballer
• Rio Saputro (born 1995), Indonesian footballer
• Rio Shipston (born 2004), English footballer
• Rio Suryana (born 1977), Indonesian-Australian badminton player
• Rio Waida (born 2000), Japanese-Indonesian surfer
• Rio Wells, Canadian footballer and MMA fighter
• Rio Yañez (born 1980), American artist

• Rio Fredrika (born 1995), English presenter and model
• Rio Hardy (born 1996), English footballer
• Rio Hirai (平井 理央, born 1982), Japanese TV announcer
• Rio Kanno (菅野 莉央, born 1993), Japanese actress
• Rio Kishida (岸田 理生, 1946–2003), Japanese playwright
• Rio Locsin (born 1961), Filipino actress
• Rio Matsumoto (born 1982), Japanese actress, model and singer
• Rio Natsuki (born 1969), Japanese voice actress
• Rio Natsume (夏目 理緒, born 1985), Japanese gravure idol
• Rio Sasaki (佐々木 りお, born 2002), Japanese child actress
• Rio Shimamoto (島本 理生, born 1983), Japanese writer
• Rio Shimono (下野 璃央, born 2000), Japanese racing driver
• Rio Shirai (白井 璃緒, born 1999), Japanese swimmer
• Rio Suzuki (born 2005), Japanese child actress
• Rio Takizawa (瀧澤 莉央, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Rio Teramoto (寺本 莉緒, born 2001), Japanese Gravure idol
• Rio Uchida (内田 理央, born 1991), Japanese actress
• Rio Waida (和井田 理央, born 2000), Indonesian professional surfer
• Rio Watari (渡利 璃穏, born 1991), Japanese wrestler
• Rio Yamase (山瀬 理桜), Japanese violinist
• Rio Yamashita (山下 リオ, born 1992), Japanese actress
• Tina Yuzuki (born 1986), also known as Rio, Japanese AV idol

• Al Rio (1962–2012), Brazilian comic book artist
• Alexis-François Rio (1797–1874), French author and art critic
• Michel Rio (footballer) (born 1963), former French footballer
• Michel Rio (born 1945), French writer and novelist
• Neiphiu Rio (born 1950), Indian politician
• Patrice Rio (born 1948), former French footballer
• Zhaleo Rio (born 1953), Indian politician

• Rio (1939 film), starring Basil Rathbone
• Rio (franchise), a film series and related media
• Rio (2011 film), a 2011 animated film from 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios
  • Rio (soundtrack)
  • Rio 2, the 2014 sequel

• "Rio" (CSI: Miami), the first episode in Season 5 (September 2006) of the American television program CSI: Miami
• Rio: Rainbow Gate!, a 2011 anime series based on a pachinko franchise by Tecmo

• 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, 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
• Rio Vidal, a character in the Marvel miniseries Agatha All Along

• 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

• 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

• Río (Aterciopelados album), 2008
• Rio (Uri Caine album), 2001
• Rio (Duran Duran album), 1982
• Rio (Keith Jarrett album), 2011
• Rio (Joyce album), 2012
• Rio (Trevor Rabin album), 2023
• Rio (Lee Ritenour album), 1979
• Rock in Rio (album), a 2001 live album by Iron Maiden
• Rush in Rio, a 2003 live album by Rush

• "Rio" (Duran Duran song), 1982
• "Rio" (Ledri Vula song), 2019
• "Rio", a song by Hey Marseilles from the 2008 album To Travels & Trunks
• "Rio" (Michael Nesmith song), 1977
• "Rio", a song by Wavelength from the 1982 album Hurry Home

• 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

• Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, a 1992 global sustainable development plan
• Rio Protocol of 1942, which temporarily settled a border war between Peru and Ecuador
• Rio Treaty or Rio Pact of 1947, more formally known as the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance
• Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO)

• 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

• Rio (digital audio players), a brand name of a line of digital audio players
• Rio (windowing system), the windowing system for the Plan 9 from Bell Labs operating system
• Kyocera Rio, or Kyocera E3100, a mobile phone
• Reconfigurable Input/Output, or RIO, found in devices such as the CompactRIO
• Winsock RIO extensions, part of the Winsock network API
• Ford Del Rio, an American station wagon

• Avian Rio, a British hang glider
• RIO, the IATA airport code for all airports near Rio de Janeiro

• 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

• Rio (surname)
• the name of a Lake District town in Swallows and Amazons, an English children's novel
• Research Ideas and Outcomes, an open-access journal

• Del Rio (disambiguation)
• Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO)
• Ríos (disambiguation)
• Rive (disambiguation)
• River (disambiguation)
• Rivers (disambiguation)
• Rivière (disambiguation)