TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIO»
The term «Rio» is very widely used and occupies the
2.212 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «RIO»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
Rio.
The Rio Earth Summit in 1992 changed my life completely, turning me into an activist. From the air, you see things you can't see from the ground - you really understand the impact of man, even in a place you know well. My work is meant to convince people we can no longer live like this.
I base jumped off the Jesus statue in Rio de Janeiro.
Johannesburg is weird, because half of it is like Los Angeles. It feels like just wealthy parts of L.A. But half of it is severe slummy, something like Rio De Janiero or something. So it's kind of weird, because it's both happening at the same time.
I moved to New York when I was 10, from Rio de Janeiro. So there was no need for driving: I took the subway, cabs and the bus.
Brazil has its own fashion identity. Many very talented Brazilian designers show every season at Sao Paulo and Rio fashion weeks.
People ask me where I live most of the time, and it's kind of complicated for me to answer, because I'm not really sure. It's somewhere in between London, Rome, Paris, and Rio.
In Rio Bravo when Duke makes love to Feathers, the scene dissolves to the next morning where we see him putting on his vest and almost humming. It was subtle, but you knew what happened. Give me a towel and some blankets any day!
I started dancing when I saw Fred Astaire in 'Flying Down to Rio,' at approximately nine years old. Fred Astaire influenced me, more than anything, to be in 'show business.'
When I was working with David Cassidy at the Rio, I made an album of updated versions of some 1970s disco tunes. I had a blast.
I've lived in London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, New York, and Turin. But New York is my favorite city. It has so much energy, so much toughness.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIO»
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Rio in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Rio and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Policing
Rio De Janeiro: Repression and Resistance in a ...
. . . This pioneering book willserve historians as an interesting point of departure in the effort to recover the social and political history of Rio's masses in this neglected era."--The Historian
2
Rio: The Movie Storybook
From the makers of the hit Ice Age series comes Rio, a comedy adventure about a domesticated blue Spix's Macaw named Blu, who travels to the faraway and exotic land of Rio de Janeiro to find Jewel, the only other bird of his species.
3
Favela: Four Decades of Living on the Edge in
Rio de Janeiro
Janice Perlman wrote the first in-depth account of life in the favelas, a book hailed as one of the most important works in global urban studies in the last 30 years. Now, in Favela, Perlman carries that story forward to the present.
4
Drugs and Democracy in
Rio de Janeiro: Trafficking, Social ...
Taking an ethnographic approach to understanding urban violence, this work examines the problems of crime and police corruption that have led to widespread misery and human rights violations in many of Latin America's new democracies.
Enrique Desmond Arias, 2009
5
The
Rio Tinto Company: An Economic History of a Leading ...
Winner of the 1981 Wadsworth Prize for Business History, this work features a study of the Rio Tinto Company. An addition to the sparse empirical literature on international business, it also describes aspects of modern Spanish history.
6
Spring Poems Along the
Rio Grande
A follow-up to Winter Poems Along the Rio Grande continues the poet's daily pilgrimages through the meadows, riverbanks, and bosques of the Rio Grande, where he finds reflections of his visions of love and loss, poverty and renewal, and ...
Jimmy Santiago Baca, 2007
8
Investigations Into Magic
This is the first English translation of one of the most important, interesting, and comprehensive discussions of the occult sciences ever published.
Martin Antoine Del Rio, P. G. Maxwell-Stuart, 2000
9
Rio de Janeiro: Carnival Under Fire
With his own Carioca good humour and spellbinding storytelling gifts, Ruy Castro brings the reader thrillingly close to the flames.
10
Music in Imperial
Rio de Janeiro: European Culture in a ...
Overall, this study reveals European music as a powerful force in the internal processes of political, cultural, social, and ethnic negotiations during the 19th century government of Emperor Pedro II. Musicologists, Latin American ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIO»
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Rio is used in the context of the following news items.
Michael Phelps confirms he's aiming for fifth Olympics in Rio
Michael Phelps is aiming to compete in a fifth Olympics next year in Rio, although the 18-time Olympic champion won't swim in the world championships this ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Rio 2016: Occupy takes swing at Olympic golf course
The golf course for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the Barra da Tijuca neighbourhood, pictured this week. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images. «The Guardian, Feb 15»
Fabio Fognini bounces Rafael Nadal
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rafael Nadal was beaten in the semifinals of the Rio Open on Saturday, losing 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 on clay to Italian Fabio Fognini, who will meet ... «ESPN, Feb 15»
Rio Tinder-themed Carnival street party facilitates flings
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Making out at one of Rio de Janeiro's alcohol-soaked Carnival street parties just got a little easier, with the debut Monday of a party ... «Yahoo News, Feb 15»
Sources: Raiders target Del Rio
The Oakland Raiders are closing in on naming Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio as their next head coach, with an announcement expected ... «ESPN, Jan 15»
Brazil Olympics: Super-bacteria found in Rio sea waters
Nearly 70% of sewage in Rio - a city of some 10 million people - is spilled raw into the waters of Guanabara Bay. The bacteria were found in samples taken from ... «BBC News, Dec 14»
Five takeaways from LeBron James' Cavs-Heat reunion in Rio
In what was the most hyped preseason game in recent memory, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Miami Heat 122-119 in overtime in Rio de Janeiro on ... «CBSSports.com, Oct 14»
Cash-short Argentines flood Rio in hope of basking in World Cup glory
Tens of thousands of Argentines, most without game tickets and unable to find or afford hotel rooms, have descended on Rio de Janeiro for Sunday's World Cup ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 14»
A crisis, but not for the Rio Grande Valley
But “crisis” and “emergency” are two words that local officials and businesses in the Rio Grande Valley don't want to apply to the arrival of large number of ... «Washington Examiner, Jun 14»
Video catches gunfire during anti-World Cup protest in Rio de Janeiro
Pedro Dantas, a spokesman for the Rio government agency that oversees all ... been seen across the country, though primarily in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. «The Guardian, Jun 14»
