Riva
Encyclopedia
People
- Antonello RivaAntonello RivaAntonello Riva is an Italian retired basketball player. Nicknamed "Nembo Kid", he started playing basketball in 1977-78....
, a former Italian basketball player - Emmanuelle RivaEmmanuelle RivaEmmanuelle Riva is a French actress.Riva started her acting career on the Paris stage after having worked as a seamstress...
, a French actress - Luigi RivaLuigi RivaLuigi Riva , best known as Gigi Riva or by his nickname Rombo di Tuono , is a former Italian footballer, the all-time leading scorer for the Italian national team...
, a former Italian striker - Maria Luisa RivaMaria Luisa RivaMaria Luisa Riva from Lecco is an Italian ski mountaineer.- Selected results :* 2003:** 1st, Italian Cup team ** 4th, European Championship team race...
, an Italian ski mountaineer - Mario RivaMario RivaMario Riva , was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 51 films between 1941 and 1960. He was born in Rome, Italy and died in Verona, Italy after falling from a stage.-Selected filmography:* Adam and Eve...
, an Italian film actor - Peter Dalla RivaPeter Dalla RivaPeter Dalla Riva, , is a former professional Canadian football player with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League at the tight end and wide receiver positions. Dalla Riva played with the Alouettes for his entire 14 year career...
, a former Canadian football player
Places
- Riva del GardaRiva del GardaRiva del Garda is a town and comune in the northern Italian province of Trentino. It is also known simply as Riva. The estimated population is 15,151.- History :...
, a town in the Trentino, Italy, located at the northern end of Lake Garda - Riva, MarylandRiva, MarylandRiva is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,966 at the 2000 census. The area is scenic, especially where the two-lane Riva Road crosses the South River on a bridge...
, a place in the United States - Villa RivaVilla RivaVilla Riva is a municipality of the Duarte Province in the Dominican Republic.As of the 2002 census the municipality had 18,432 inhabitants, 5,728 living in the city itself and 12,704 in its rural districts ....
, a municipality (municipio) of the Duarte Province in the Dominican Republic - Riva, Istanbul, a town in IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey, located on the Black SeaBlack SeaThe Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
coast.
Other
- Riva GroupGruppo RivaGruppo Riva is an Italian steel producer. After the Arcelor-Mittal merger and the takeover of Corus by Tata Steel, the group is currently the world’s eighteenth and the third largest steel producer in Europe...
, an Italian steel company - RIVA 128RIVA 128Released in late 1997 by Nvidia, the RIVA 128, or "NV3", was one of the first consumer graphics processing units to integrate 3D acceleration in addition to traditional 2D and video acceleration...
and RIVA TNTRIVA TNTThe RIVA TNT, codenamed NV4, is a 2D, video, and 3D graphics accelerator chip for PCs that was manufactured by Nvidia. It was released in mid 1998 and cemented Nvidia's reputation as a worthy rival within the developing consumer 3D graphics adapter industry. The first RIVA TNT based card released...
, a line of graphics cards made by Nvidia Corporation - Riva, an Italian yachtbuilding company, part of the Ferretti GroupFerretti GroupFerretti Group is one of the world leaders in the design, construction and sale of motor yachts with a portfolio of exclusive and prestigious brands of the nautical world: Ferretti Yachts, Ferretti Custom Line, Pershing, Itama, Riva, Bertram, Mochi Craft and CRN. The company initially produced...
as of 2000 - Riva (music group), a former music group in former Yugoslavia
- Riva/ Zki & DobriZki & DobriZki & Dobre , are a Dutch house music duo from Haarlem, Netherlands. They comprise Gaston Steenkist and René ter Horst...
, a dance group who performed with Dannii Minogue in 2001 - Riva (Belgariad), a fictional country in The Belgariad
- Riva (Star Trek), a fictional character in Star Trek, a deaf and mute mediator who was very successful at resolving disputes between warring peoples
- Riva (chocolate bar), a chocolate wafer bar made by McVitie'sMcVitie'sMcVitie's is a snack food brand owned by United Biscuits. The name derives from the original Scottish biscuit maker, McVitie & Price, Ltd., established in 1830 on Rose Street in Edinburgh, Scotland. The firm moved to various sites in the city before completing the St...
in the UK - Riva, a brand of instant coffeeInstant coffeeInstant coffee, also called soluble coffee and coffee powder, is a beverage derived from brewed coffee beans. Instant coffee is commercially prepared by either freeze-drying or spray drying, after which it can be rehydrated...
owned by Cerebos Pacific Limited in Australia and New Zealand - Lada RivaLada RivaThe VAZ-2105, VAZ-2104 and VAZ-2107 are a series of medium-sized family cars built by Russian car manufacturer AvtoVAZ, introduced in 1980 in the Soviet Union, and progressively in other European markets through the early 1980s and sold in both saloon and estate versions...
, automobile - Riva RecordsRiva RecordsRiva Records was a record label founded the UK in 1975 by Billy Gaff, manager of Rod Stewart.Rod Stewart signed to the label in the UK, but stayed with Warner Bros. Records in the US. Another well known artist on the label was John Cougar Mellencamp, distributed by PolyGram in the US, and WEA in...
, a record label - Riva AquaramaRiva AquaramaThe Riva Aquarama was a speedboat model built by Italian yachtbuilder Riva. Production ran for over three decades from Aquarama's introduction in 1962 until 1996. Carlo Riva launched the Aquarama runabout series in 1962. The Aquarama's hull was based on the Riva Tritone – an earlier model...
, a speedboat model built by Riva