.]]Rio is the Portuguese and Spanish (in which it is spelled río) word for "river", or the generic Italian term for a flowing waterway. Aside from its use in the name of many rivers (see especially Rio Grande/Río Bravo del Norte), Rio or RIO is used in a number of other ways. Place names, other than rivers: · In Latin America: · 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 · Río Bravo, Suchitepéquez, a town in Guatemala. · Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, a city in Mexico · 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 · In Europe: