Riachuelo
# Riachuelo

Riachuelo is a word in the Spanish language, meaning a small river with little current or a brook or an arroyo.

Riachuelo may also refer to:

## Places

### Argentina

* Riachuelo River or Matanza River, a stream in the Buenos Aires Province
* Villa Riachuelo, a barrio of Buenos Aires

### Brazil

* Riachuelo, Rio de Janeiro, a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Riachuelo, Sergipe, a municipality in the Brazilian state of Sergipe
* Riachuelo, Rio Grande do Norte, a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte

### Chile

* Riachuelo, Chile, a village in Osorno Province, south-central Chile

### Uruguay

* Riachuelo, Uruguay a Populated Centre in Colonia Department

## Battle

* Battle of the Riachuelo, a naval battle in the Paraguayan War named for Riachuelo stream, Corrientes Province, Argentina

## Ships

* Brazilian battleship Riachuelo, an 1883 Brazilian ironclad battleship
* Brazilian battleship Riachuelo (1914), a Brazilian battleship cancelled due to World War I
* Brazilian submarine Riachuelo (S22), a 1975 Oberon-class submarine now a museum ship in Rio de Janeiro
* Brazilian submarine Riachuelo (S40), a brazilian submarine, leader of Riachuelo Class

## Companies

* Lojas Riachuelo, a Brazilian department store company

## Films

* Riachuelo (film), 1934 film directed by Luis Moglia Barth

## Geology

* The Riachuelo Formation, an Early to Late Cretaceous geological formation, located near Riachuelo, Sergipe State, Brazil
