River Uruguay - People, Music, Business, Technology, Politics, Fiction

South American river; rises in S Brazil and flows W, SW, and S along the Brazil–Argentina and Uruguay–Argentina borders, joining the R Paraná above Buenos Aires to form the R Plate; length c.1600 km/1000 mi; navigable only in its lower course; main ports, Concepción del Uruguay (Argentina) and Paysandú (Uruguay).

In the United States: Rio, Florida, a small town in Martin County Rio, Illinois, a village in Knox County Rio, New York, a community in Orange 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 Other continents: Rio, Greece, a community in suburban Patras

People

Rio Ferdinand, an English football player

Music

Rio (album), a 1982 album by the new wave/rock group Duran Duran Rio (single), the hit title song from that album Rio (band), a Peruvian rock band Rock in Rio, music festival in Brazil and Portugal Rock in Rio (album), a live album by the rock group Iron Maiden Rush in Rio, a live album by the rock group Rush Rock in Opposition, a musical movement

Business

Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, a resort in Las Vegas, Nevada Regional Interface Operation, in finance

Technology

Radar Intercept Officer, a back-seat weapons and targeting systems operator in United States Navy aircraft Reference Interconnect Offer, in telecommunication 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 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

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 The Rio Group, founded 1986, an international organization of Latin American states The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, a 1992 global sustainable development plan

Fiction

"Wooden Sword" Ryu, known as Rio in the English-language anime version of Shaman King Rio Hinayama, a character in ToHeart Rio, a character in the Metroid series of video games Rio Kitagawa, a character in Doki Doki School Hours (Sensei no Ojikan) Rio Mamiya, a character in Starship Operators Rio Takeuchi, a character in Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna

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