a river in North America, rising in SW Colorado and flowing southeast to the Gulf of Mexico, forming the border between the US and Mexico. Length: about 3030 km (1885 miles)
Mexican name: Río Bravo
2. (Portuguese ˈriu ˈɡrəndi)
a port in SE Brazil, in SE Rio Grande do Sul state: serves as the port for Porto Alegre. Pop: 188 000 (2005 est)
Rio Grande in American English
( for 1, ˌrioʊˈgrænd; ˌrioʊˈgrændi; ˌrioʊˈgrɑndeɪ; for 2 & 3, Portuguese ˌʀiuˈgʀʌ̃də)
1.
river flowing from S Colo. south through N.Mex., then southeast as the boundary between Texas and Mexico into the Gulf of Mexico: 1,885 mi (3,034 km)
2.
river in SE Brazil, in the states of Minas Gerais & São Paulo; headstream of the Paraná: c. 650 mi (1,046 km)
3.
seaport in SE Brazil, on the Atlantic: pop. 158,000