Rio — is the Portuguese and Spanish word for river . It is often used as a nickname for Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil.Rio or Río may also refer to:Other locations* Rio Grande, North American river * Río Bec, Mayan archaeological site * Río… … Wikipedia
Rio Grande — Infobox River river name = Rio Grande caption = Map of the Rio Grande Watershed. origin = southern Colorado, in Hinsdale County mouth = Gulf of Mexico; Cameron County, Texas, and Matamoros municipality, Tamaulipas basin countries = United States … Wikipedia
Río Negro Massacre — In 1978, in the face of civil war, the Guatemalan government proceeded with its economic development program, including the construction of the Chixoy hydroelectric dam. Financed in large part by the World Bank and Inter American Development Bank … Wikipedia
Rio Preisner — ) was a Czech poet, philosopher, translator, scholar of Czech and German literature.With Jakub Deml and Jan Zahradníček, Rio Tomaš Preisner forms the triumvirate of twentieth century Czech Catholic poets. His philosophical, narrative verse (such… … Wikipedia
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata — (United Provinces of South America) Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata (Provincias Unidas en Sud América) ← … Wikipedia
War of aggression — The larger overview and survey article on this topic is War. A war of aggression, sometimes also war of conquest, is a military conflict waged without the justification of self defense usually for territorial gain and subjugation. The phrase is… … Wikipedia
Events leading to the Falklands War — There were many events leading to the 1982 Falklands War ( Guerra de Malvinas in Spanish) between the United Kingdom and Argentina over possession of the Falkland Islands ( Islas Malvinas ) and South Georgia ( Georgia del Sur ).BackgroundThe… … Wikipedia
Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance — The Inter American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (commonly known as the Rio Treaty, the Rio Pact, or by the Spanish language acronym TIAR from Tratado Interamericano de Asistencia Recíproca) was an agreement ratified on 1947 in Rio de Janeiro… … Wikipedia
Military alliance — A military alliance is an agreement between two, or more, military factions; related to wartime planning, commitments, or contingencies; such agreements can be both defensive and offensive. Military alliances often involve non military agreements … Wikipedia
Collective security — can be understood as a security arrangement, regional or global, in which each state in the system accepts that the security of one is the concern of all, and agrees to join in a collective response to threats to, and breaches of, the peace.… … Wikipedia
