Rio
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1.3
- proper noun
- /ˈriːoʊ/
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Río de Janeiro
- And Garcia is a newspaper man from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
- Rio de Janeiro
- Rio, Brazil
- beaches in Rio
And here's another question from a viewer in Rio, Giorgio Argentini.
- And here's another question from a viewer in Rio, Giorgio Argentini.
- This is Black Voices and Rio and Nauru, etcetera.
- I'll be in Rio in the morning, have no place to stay.
- We participated very actively in the Rio summit.
- When alumni gather by the hundreds to greet me in Seoul, London, Rio, or Mumbai.
- Worse, the new garment on a beach in Rio de Janeiro and causes an uproar.
Examples
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With democratization in the late 1980s, Rio de Janeiro began a notable if uneven urban renaissance.
Academic text (2012) -
I want a one-way ticket to Rio de Janeiro departing as soon as possible.
Fiction book (1994) -
This is going to be the third largest park in Rio by June this year.
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" Dear Max, Rio is everything you said it was and more.
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I'll be in Rio in the morning, have no place to stay.
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We're walking down this street in Rio; we pass a jewelry store...
Fiction book (1992) -
Beaches are complicated public spaces in Rio de Janeiro, as elsewhere in the world.
Academic text (2012) -
September the 19th, direct flight, London Heathrow to Rio de Janeiro.
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Usain Bolt says he is going to race in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
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Beaches are complicated public spaces in Rio de Janeiro, as elsewhere in the world.
Synonyms
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2.8
A large city and port in south-east Brazil known for its beaches and carnival
Compounds
- Specialized
A coffee plant from West Africa that resists coffee rust and grows in places like Java
A wide river mouth between Argentina and Uruguay where two rivers meet the ocean
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Rio comes from Portuguese and means 'river', just like the English word river. It is the short form of the city's full name Rio de Janeiro, which means 'January river', so thinking of a river helps you remember the city called Rio.