Rio or Río is the Portuguese and Spanish word for "river". The word also exists in Italian, but is largely obsolete and used in a poetical or literary context to mean "stream".
Rio, RIO or Río may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Films Rio (1939 film), starring Basil Rathbone Rio (franchise), a film series and related media Rio (2011 film), an animated film from 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios Rio (soundtrack) Rio 2, the 2014 sequel
Literature Research Ideas and Outcomes, an open-access journal A Lake District town in Swallows and Amazons, an English children's novel
Music
Albums 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
Songs "Rio" (Duran Duran song), 1982 "Rio" (Ledri Vula song), 2019 "Rio", by Hey Marseilles from the 2008 album To Travels & Trunks "Rio" (Michael Nesmith song), 1977 "Rio", by Wavelength from the 1982 album Hurry Home
Other uses in music R.I.O., a German dance band RIO (English band), an English rock duo Rock in Opposition, or RIO, a musical movement in the 1970s
Television and anime "Rio" (CSI: Miami), the first episode in Season 5 (September 2006) of the American television program CSI: Miami TVRío, a television station in Paysandú, Uruguay TV Rio, a defunct television station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rio: Rainbow Gate!, a 2011 anime series based on a pachinko franchise by Tecmo
Video 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
Businesses and products Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, a resort in Las Vegas, US RIO Washingtonian Center, also stylized as "rio", a shopping center in Gaithersburg, Maryland, US Rio (British drink), a British soft drink brand Rio (Chinese drink), a Chinese alcopop brand RIO Models, diecast miniature cars made in Italy
Other organizations Rio Group, founded 1986, an international organization of Latin American states Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, several institutes in India Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) Revolutionary Internationalist Organisation (RIO), political party in Germany
People Rio (given name) Rio (surname) Tina Yuzuki (born 1986), also known as Rio, Japanese AV idol
Places United States Rio, Florida, a census-designated place Rio, Georgia, an unincorporated community Rio, Illinois, a village Rio, a location in Deerpark, New York Rio, Virginia, a community Rio, West Virginia, a village Rio, Wisconsin, a village El Río, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, a barrio
Elsewhere Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, often referred to as simply Rio Rio, Italy, a municipality on the island of Elba in Tuscany Rio, Greece, a community in suburban Patras
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 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
Transportation 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
See also Del Rio (disambiguation) Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) Ríos (disambiguation)