.rio

Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC

Overview

.rio is a geographical top-level domain (GeoTLD) for Rio de Janeiro. It was created to serve residents, institutions and businesses connected to the city and is operated by Empresa Municipal de Informática S.A. (IPLANRIO).

Key facts:

TLD: .rio
Type: GeoTLD (geographical)
Registry operator: Empresa Municipal de Informática S.A. - IPLANRIO
Sponsor: City of Rio de Janeiro

History

27 February 2014: ICANN and Empresa Municipal de Informática S.A. (IPLANRIO) entered into a Registry Agreement for the .rio string.
22 May 2014: .rio was delegated to the DNS root zone.
2015: .rio was officially launched.

The .rio string was applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program and the successful applicant (IPLANRIO) became the registry operator.

Usage and Audience

Intended use: residents, institutions and businesses of Rio de Janeiro.
Sponsorship and positioning: the TLD is sponsored by the City of Rio de Janeiro and was promoted to reinforce the city's brand online.

Registration Rules

Eligibility: applicants must have an official address in Rio de Janeiro.
Identification: applicants must possess a CPF (individual tax identification) or CNPJ (company tax identification).
Governance: the registry operates under an ICANN Registry Agreement signed with IPLANRIO.

Operator

Empresa Municipal de Informática SA - IPLANRIO

Whois

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domain:       RIO

organisation: Empresa Municipal de Informática SA - IPLANRIO
address:      Rua Beatriz Larragoiti Lucas 121 7o andar
address:      Rio de Janeiro RJ 20211-175
address:      Brazil

contact:      administrative
name:         Empresa Municipal de Informática SA - IPLANRIO
address:      Rua Beatriz Larragoiti Lucas 121 7o andar
address:      Rio de Janeiro RJ 20211-175
address:      Brazil
phone:        +55 21 39711818
e-mail:       gtlds-rio@registro.br

contact:      technical
name:         NIC.br Registry Services - Tech Contact
organisation: NIC.br
address:      Av. das Nações Unidas, 11541, 7. andar
address:      São Paulo SP 04578-000
address:      Brazil
phone:        +55 11 5509 3505
e-mail:       gtlds-tech@registro.br

nserver:      A.DNS.BR 200.219.148.10 2001:12f8:6:0:0:0:0:10
nserver:      B.DNS.BR 200.189.41.10 2001:12f8:8:0:0:0:0:10
nserver:      C.DNS.BR 200.192.233.10 2001:12f8:a:0:0:0:0:10
nserver:      D.DNS.BR 200.219.154.10 2001:12f8:4:0:0:0:0:10
nserver:      E.DNS.BR 200.229.248.10 2001:12f8:2:0:0:0:0:10
nserver:      F.DNS.BR 200.219.159.10 2001:12f8:c:0:0:0:0:10
ds-rdata:     50876 13 2 b4e05083f7129fab32ea7a6c847999ae437c7f2a8fc11d621f73e4fb386347d4

whois:        

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://nic.rio/

created:      2014-05-15
changed:      2025-08-14
source:       IANA