Why is the Rio Grande so important?

Today, the 20th-longest river in the world is also one of the ten most endangered. The Rio Grande is still vital to its communities and visitors: agriculture, mining, and recreation are the three top industries along this river and form the base of our local economy. It's our responsibility to keep it thriving!



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The bodies of two migrants were recovered from the Rio Grande separating the US and Mexico this week, including a three-year-old child.

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  • The city got its name from a river that is actually a bay.
  • Carioca is from a native language and means white man's house.
  • Rio was the capital of one of the largest empires in the world.
  • Rio is home to the eighth biggest library in the world.
  • Rio de Janeiro had the largest slave port in history.


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Who owns the Rio Grande in Texas? The United States and Mexico share the waters of the Rio Grande. The U.S.-Mexico border lies in the middle of the river from El Paso and Juárez to its delta at the Gulf of Mexico east of Brownsville and Matamoros in South Texas. In Mexico, the federal government owns the river water.

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It was the capital city of Brazil up until 1960, when it was replaced by Brasilia. Rio de Janeiro is nationally important to the country of Brazil. It is a major trading port, with important oil refining and ship-building industries.

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The name Río Grande means great river in Spanish. The source of the Río Grande is in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. It flows through the U.S. states of Colorado and New Mexico, and Texas, and forms the border between Texas and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas.

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The geology that created the 1,800-mile long Rio Grande River, was a millions-of-years-ago rift, or crack, between the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the ranges to the west. Volcanic activity filled the crack with lava.

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Rio Grande, port city, southeastern Rio Grande do Sul estado (state), southern Brazil. The city lies along the Rio Grande (river), which is the outlet to the Atlantic Ocean of the Patos Lagoon. It is built on a low peninsula, barely 5 feet (1.5 metres) above sea level and 8 miles (13 km) from the river's mouth.

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