Rivera (disambiguation)
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Rivera is a surname
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...

 of Spanish and Italian origin which was the old spelling of ribera, the Spanish word
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

 of “riverbank”.
The name Rivera is a Northern Italian variation of the Southern (Sicily) Ribera name. Other forms of spellings:Riva, Riviere, Riba, just to name a few.
Rivera is also a French surname

By name

  • Angelica Rivera
    Angélica Rivera
    Angélica Rivera Hurtado is a Mexican telenovela actress, wife of Enrique Peña Nieto.-Early life:Rivera was born to a family of six brothers. One day she found out that actress Verónica Castro was filming a video in the street and she decided to snoop around...

  • Albert Rivera
    Albert Rivera
    Albert Rivera Díaz is a Spanish lawyer and politician of Catalan and Andalusian ancestry. He is currently the leader of the Citizens' Party., after having been a member of the conservative People's Party from 2002 to 2006. Albert Rivera quit PP just three months before running for elections with...

     (born 1979), Catalan politician
  • Alberto Rivera
    Alberto Rivera
    Alberto Magno Romero Rivera was an anti-Catholic religious activist who was the source of many of fundamentalist Christian author Jack Chick's conspiracy theories about the Vatican....

     (1935–1997), anti-Catholic religious activist
  • Alexis Rivera
    Alexis Rivera
    Alexis "Pasa" Rivera Curet is a Puerto Rican footballer who currently plays for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League.-Club:...

    , football player
  • Antonio Rivera
    Antonio Rivera
    José Antonio Rivera was a well known Puerto Rican boxer. He was much better known as El Gallo Rivera or Tonito Rivera, and was a prominent boxer during the decade of the 1980s.-Professional career:...

     (1963–2005), boxer
  • Aracely Rivera
  • Ariel Rivera
    Ariel Rivera
    Jose Ariel Jimenez Rivera was born on September 1, 1966 in Manila, Philippines but has since migrated with his family to Canada. Rivera was an architect in Canada before his singing talent was accidentally discovered while vacationing in the Philippines. He has since become a successful...

    , Filipino Actor and singer
  • Arturo Rivera
    Arturo Rivera
    Arturo Rivera is a Mexican contemporary master painter. He was born in Mexico City and studied painting in Academy of San Carlos from 1963 to 1968. In 1969 he presented his first solo exhibition in homage to Ché Guevara in Molino de Santo Domingo. In 1973 he studied serigraphy and photoserigraphy...

     (born 1945)
  • Benjamín Rivera
    Benjamin Rivera
    Benjamín Rivera is a Mexican voice actor. He is best known for voicing Fry in the Mexican/Latin American dub of Futurama. He is married to Fujiko Mine's Latin American voice actress, Belinda Martinez.-Filmography:...

    , voice actor
  • Chita Rivera
    Chita Rivera
    Chita Rivera is an American actress, dancer, and singer best known for her roles in musical theater. She is the first Hispanic woman to receive a Kennedy Center Honors award...

     (born 1933), actress and dancer
  • Danny Rivera
    Danny Rivera
    Danny Rivera is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter who was born in San Juan whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is well-known in Puerto Rico for his political activism.-Musical career:...

     (born 1945), singer
  • David Rivera
    David Rivera
    David Mauricio Rivera is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a Miami-based public affairs consultant and formerly represented District 112 in the Florida House of Representatives....

     (born 1965), U.S. Representative for Florida's 25th congressional district
    Florida's 25th congressional district
    Florida's 25th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. Based in South Florida, the district includes parts of Collier, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties...

  • Diego Rivera
    Diego Rivera
    Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo . His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in...

     (1886–1957), Mexican muralist
  • Eliu Rivera
    Eliu Rivera
    Eliu Rivera represents District 4 on the Hudson County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders, one of nine members who serve in a legislative role administering all county business. District 4 includes portions of the City of Jersey City...

  • Erica Rivera
    Erica Rivera
    Erica Flor Rivera is an American actress and singer who played a minor role as Bianca on the Disney Channel show That's So Raven....

     (born 1988), American actress and singer
  • Filiberto Rivera
    Filiberto Rivera
    Filiberto Rivera is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Rivera has played in the NCAA, NJCAA and the National Superior Basketball League with Coamo Marathon Runners and Carolina Giants. He is currently under contract with Bnei HaSharon of the Israeli Premier League. Rivera has played...

     (born 1983), basketball player
  • Frances Rivera
    Frances Rivera
    Frances Rivera is a Filipino-American journalist and television news anchor. For ten years, until August 2011, she had been a television reporter and anchor for Boston's NBC affiliate WHDH. As of August 2011, she is a Morning News anchor for WPIX in New York City.- Early life and career :Rivera...

     news anchor at WHDH-TV
    WHDH-TV
    WHDH, digital channel 42 , is an NBC-affiliated television station in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest NBC station not owned by the network. Owned by Sunbeam Television, WHDH is a sister station to CW affiliate WLVI...

    , of Filipino
    Filipino people
    The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....

     ancestry
  • Fructuoso Rivera
    Fructuoso Rivera
    José Fructuoso Rivera y Toscana was an Uruguayan general and patriot who assisted in the efforts to force Brazilians out of the Banda Oriental.-Founder of Colorado Party and President of Uruguay:...

     (c. 1789–1854), Uruguayan politician
  • Gabriel Rivera
    Gabriel Rivera
    Gabriel Rivera is a former All American football defensive tackle. Rivera was the 21st selection of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers...

  • Geraldo Rivera
    Geraldo Rivera
    Geraldo Rivera is an American attorney, journalist, author, reporter, and former talk show host...

     (born 1943), journalist
  • Gianni Rivera
    Gianni Rivera
    Giovanni Rivera is an Italian former football midfielder, mostly as an offensive playmaker, who was awarded the Ballon d'Or, one of the most prestigious individual awards in football, in 1969. He played the majority of his career with Serie A side A.C. Milan...

     (born 1943), Italian football player
  • Graciela Rivera
    Graciela Rivera
    Dr. Graciela Rivera , was the first Puerto Rican to sing a lead role at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.-Early years:...

     (born 1921), singer
  • Luis Antonio Rivera
    Luis Antonio Rivera
    Luis Antonio Rivera a.k.a. "Yoyo Boing" is a comedian, actor and television show host, who was also one of the pioneers of Puerto Rican television.-Early years:...

     (born 1930), Puerto Rican television personality and comedian
  • Lupillo Rivera
    Lupillo Rivera
    Guadalupe Rivera in La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico, is a Mexican regional singer.As a youngster, Lupillo, his sister Jenni Rivera and the rest of the Rivera family moved to Long Beach California, where Lupillo graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in 1990.Rivera wanted to be a restaurant...

     (born 1972), Mexican banda singer
  • Guillermo Rivera
    Guillermo Rivera
    José Guillermo Rivera Escobar is a retired Salvadoran football player.He is currently the maanger of C.D. Marte Soyapango.-External links:...

     (born 1975), baseball player
  • Ismael Rivera
    Ismael Rivera
    Ismael "Maelo" Rivera , was a renowned Puerto Rican composer and singer of salsa music.-Early life:Ismael Rivera was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, on October 5, 1931. He was the first of five children born to Luis and Margarita Rivera. His father, Luis, was a carpenter and his mother a housewife...

     (1931–1987), renowned composer and singer of salsa music
  • Jake Rivera, music producer
  • James Rivera
    James Rivera
    James Rivera is a heavy metal singer; he was the singer for Seven Witches between 2002 and 2005. As of May 2007, he has been a metal frontman for twenty-four years and has recorded fourteen albums. He sang with Power/Speed Metal act Helstar, a band established in the early 1980s in Houston, Texas...

    , singer
  • Jamie Rivera
    Jamie Rivera
    Jamie Rivera is a pop singer from the Philippines. She was born Mary Jane C. Mendoza on August 29. She graduated from University of Santo Tomas.-Singles:*Heal Our Land...

    , Filipino musician
  • Jenni Rivera, musician
  • Jerry Rivera
    Jerry Rivera
    -Albums:* Empezando a Vivir Sony Music* Abriendo Puertas * Cuenta Conmigo * Cara de Niño...

     (born 1973), salsa singer
  • Jim Rivera
    Jim Rivera
    Manuel Joseph "Jim" Rivera is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and left-handed batter who played for the St. Louis Browns , Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Athletics...

     (born 1922), baseball player
  • Joel Rivera
    Joel Rivera
    Joel Rivera is the Majority Leader of the New York City Council. Elected in a special election in 2001 at 22 years of age, Rivera was the youngest person ever elected to the New York City Council in its history.-Early life and education:...

     (born 1978), politician
  • Jorge Rivera (fighter)
    Jorge Rivera (fighter)
    Jorge Luis Rivera is an American mixed martial artist who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. He holds victories over five former or future UFC title contenders; Travis Lutter, David Loiseau, Kendall Grove, Dennis Hallman and Nate Quarry.-Military career:19k Tank with A/1-70 Armor at Fort...

    , fighter
  • Jorge Rivera (basketball) (born 1973), basketball player
  • Jose Rivera (politician)
    Jose Rivera (politician)
    Jose Rivera is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the Fordham-Bedford, Kingsbridge Heights, Bedford Park, and Belmont sections of the Bronx. A prominent New York Democrat, Mr. Rivera was elected to the Assembly in 2000, and was the head of the Democratic Party in the Bronx until...

     (born 1936), politician
  • Ariel Rivera
    Ariel Rivera
    Jose Ariel Jimenez Rivera was born on September 1, 1966 in Manila, Philippines but has since migrated with his family to Canada. Rivera was an architect in Canada before his singing talent was accidentally discovered while vacationing in the Philippines. He has since become a successful...

     (born 1966), actor, singer, songwriter
  • José Rivera (playwright)
    José Rivera (playwright)
    José Rivera is a playwright and the first Puerto Rican screenwriter to be nominated for an Oscar.-Early years:Rivera was born in the Santurce section of San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1955. He was raised in Arecibo where he lived until 1959. Rivera's family migrated from Puerto Rico when he was 4 years...

     (born 1955), playwright
  • José Antonio Rivera
    José Antonio Rivera
    José Antonio Rivera is an American professional boxer in the super welterweight division.His record is 39-6-1 . He is a former WBA welterweight and WBA world super welterweight champion. He is of Puerto Rican descent....

     (born 1973), boxer
  • José Eustasio Rivera
    José Eustasio Rivera
    José Eustasio Rivera Salas was a Colombian lawyer and poet primarily known for his national epic The Vortex.-Early life:...

     (1888-1928), Colombian writer
  • José Rivera (volleyball)
    José Rivera (volleyball)
    José Rivera is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in sixth place at the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan. In the same year the wing-spiker won the silver medal at the NORCECA Championship in Anaheim. He won with his team the Bronze...

    , Puerto Rican volleyball player
  • Juan Rivera (baseball) (born 1978), baseball player
  • Juan Rivera (explorer)
    Juan Rivera (explorer)
    Juan Maria Antonio Rivera was an 18th century Spanish explorer who explored southwestern North America, including parts of Southern Rocky Mountains...

    , 18th century Spanish explorer
  • Leonor Rivera
    Leonor Rivera
    Leonor Rivera–Kipping was the childhood sweetheart, first cousin, and “lover by correspondence” of Philippine national hero José Rizal. Rivera was the “greatest influence” in preventing Rizal from falling in love with other women while Rizal was traveling outside the Philippines...

    , lover of the Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal
    José Rizal
    José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is regarded as the foremost Filipino patriot and is listed as one of the national heroes of the Philippines by...

  • Lionel Rivera
    Lionel Rivera
    Lionel Rivera is the Republican mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Elected in April 2003 and re-elected in 2007 on a mail ballot only election, he is the first Hispanic Vice Mayor and Mayor in the history of Colorado Springs....

    , politician
  • Luciano Rivera
    Luciano Rivera
    Luciano Rivera , was a local mechanic injured in the Prinair accident in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, when the plane fell over an area where he and his friends were playing cards.Out of the crash's survivors, Rivera was the worst injured one...

     (1930–1988)
  • Mailon Rivera
    Mailon Rivera
    Mailon Rivera is a New York City native and actor. With starring roles in films such as Midnight Blue and Skin Deep and guest appearances on over 35 top rated television shows, he is also known for his role as Nation of Islam leader, Min. Xavier Salaam on the Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning...

    , actor
  • Marco Rivera
    Marco Rivera
    Marco Anthony Rivera is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. Rivera is of Puerto Rican descent.-Early years:Rivera attended Elmont Memorial High School in Long Island, New York...

     (born 1972), NFL player
  • Marian Rivera
    Marian Rivera
    Marian Rivera is a Filipina actress and occasional singer-dancer. Her first TV role came in 2005 via TAPE Inc.'s afternoon drama, Kung Mamahalin Mo Lang Ako in the lead that was aired in GMA Network. In 2007 she was cast for the title role in the Philippine remake of MariMar...

     (born 1984), Filipino young actress and commercial model
  • Mariano Rivera
    Mariano Rivera
    Mariano Rivera is a Panamanian right-handed baseball pitcher who has played 17 years in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Nicknamed "Mo", Rivera has served as a relief pitcher for most of his career, and since 1997, he has been the Yankees' closer...

     (born 1969), New York Yankees baseball pitcher from Panama
  • Marika Rivera
    Marika Rivera
    Marika Rivera was a French film actress and dancer.She was born in Paris, the non-marital daughter of the Mexican artist Diego Rivera and his mistress, the Russian-born painter Marie Vorobieff-Stebelska . Rivera, who was married to Angelina Beloff, did not accept his daughter...

     (born 1919), actress
  • Mark Rivera
    Mark Rivera
    Mark Rivera is a musician, musical director and corporate entertainment provider. In addition to playing soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, Rivera's musical talents encompass vocals, guitar, percussion and keyboards.-Education:...

    , musician
  • Maura Rivera
    Maura Rivera
    Maura Rivera is a popular Chilean dancer, television performer, and sex symbol.She was a stable member of the Clan Rojo, on TVN's TV show Rojo Fama Contra Fama from its inception in 2002 to its restructuring in 2008...

    , Chilean ballerina
  • Maxwell Rivera, American R&B Singer http://www.gomemphis.com/news/2008/nov/07/not-souled-out-yet/
  • Mike Rivera (baseball) (born 1976), baseball player
  • Naomi Rivera
    Naomi Rivera
    Naomi Rivera represents District 80 in the New York State Assembly, which encompasses Morris Park, Van Cortlandt Village, Pelham Parkway, Pelham Gardens, and Norwood, among other communities located in The Bronx....

    , politician
  • Naya Rivera
    Naya Rivera
    Naya Marie Rivera is an American actress and singer known for her role in the musical comedy television series Glee, as cheerleader Santana Lopez.-Early life:...

    , actress
  • Oscar Rivera (born 1943)
  • Pedro Ignacio Rivera
    Pedro Ignacio Rivera
    Pedro Ignacio Rivera was a Bolivian-born statesman and lawyer. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán which on 9 July 1816 declared the Independence of Argentina....

     (c. 1759–1833), Bolivian revolutionary
  • Peter Rivera
    Peter Rivera
    Peter Rivera represents District 76 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises West Farms, Van Nest, Castle Hill and Parkchester....

     (born 1946), politician
  • Prisilla Rivera
    Prisilla Rivera
    Prisilla Altagracia Rivera Brens is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic.-2001:She played with the Girls National Team at the 2001 Girls Youth Volleyball World Championship in Pula, Croatia, helping her team to reach the 8th place...

     (born 1986), Dominican Republic volleyball player
  • Rachel Rivera, voice actress
  • René Rivera
    René Rivera
    René Rivera is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Minnesota Twins. He is currently assigned to the AAA Rochester Red Wings.-Career:...

     (born 1983), baseball player
  • Robbie Rivera
    Robbie Rivera
    Roberto "Robbie" Rivera is a prolific house music producer and DJ born in Puerto Rico. He has an extensive catalog of original productions and remixes to his credit, ranging from Tribal to Progressive House, as well as incorporating Garage and Latin elements. He and his wife Monica Olabarrieta...

    , Puerto Rican house music producer and DJ
  • Ron Rivera
    Ron Rivera
    Ronald Eugene Rivera is the head coach of the NFL's Carolina Panthers. Rivera was a linebacker on the 1985 Chicago Bears, who won Super Bowl XX. Rivera was the defensive coordinator for the 2006 Chicago Bears, who won the National Football Conference championship and competed in Super Bowl XLI...

     (born 1962), NFL player
  • Ron Rivera (public health)
    Ron Rivera (public health)
    Ronald "Ron" Rivera was an American activist best known for developing an inexpensive ceramic water filter used to treat gray water in impoverished communities and for establishing community-based factories to produce the filters around the world.-Life and career:Born in The Bronx of Puerto Rican...

     (1948–2008), American relief-worker
  • Rubén Rivera
    Ruben Rivera
    Rubén Rivera Moreno is a professional baseball player, who is currently an outfielder for the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League. He played Major League Baseball for five different teams, from to...

     (born 1973), baseball player
  • Sandy Rivera
    Sandy Rivera
    Sandy Rivera is an American record producer, House music DJ and label owner. Born in New York City, he is now based in New Jersey.-Biography:...

    , American record producer, House music DJ and label owner
  • Saúl Rivera
    Saul Rivera
    Rabell Saúl Rivera is a right-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher currently a free agent.-Career:...

     (born 1977), baseball player
  • Scarlet Rivera
    Scarlet Rivera
    Scarlet Rivera is an American violinist. She is best known for her work with Bob Dylan, in particular on his album Desire and as part of the Rolling Thunder Revue.-Early career:...

    , American violinist
  • Sylvia Rivera
    Sylvia Rivera
    Sylvia Rae Rivera was an American transgender activist. Rivera was a founding member of both the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance and helped found STAR , a group dedicated to helping homeless young street trans women, with her friend Marsha P...

    , (1951–2002), transgender activist
  • Temario Rivera
    Temario Rivera
    Temario C. Rivera was a former professor of political science at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City where he served as Chair of the Department of Political Science from 1993-1998...

    , professor
  • Teresa Rivera
    Teresa Rivera
    Teresa Rivera Pastrana is a former female backstroke and freestyle swimmer from Mexico. She participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980. Her best result was a 6th place in the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet...

     (born 1966), Mexican swimmer
  • Tomás Rivera
    Tomás Rivera
    Tomás Rivera was a Chicano author, poet, and educator. He was born in Texas to migrant farm workers, and worked in the fields as a young boy...

     (1935–1984), Chicano author, poet, and educator
  • Victor Rivera (volleyball) (born 1976), Puerto Rican volleyball player
  • Victor Rivera
    Victor Rivera
    Víctor Rivera is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in sixth place at the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan. In the same year the wing-spiker was named Best Spiker at the NORCECA Championship in Anaheim...

    , professional wrestler

Variants

  • Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez
    Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez
    Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez, is a Spanish matador.-Early years:Rivera is the son of Francisco Rivera 'Paquirri' and Carmen Ordóñez along with his elder brother, the matador Francisco Rivera Ordóñez...

     (born 1977), Spanish bullfighter
  • José Antonio Primo de Rivera
    José Antonio Primo de Rivera
    José Antonio Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia, 1st Duke of Primo de Rivera, 3rd Marquis of Estella , was a Spanish lawyer, nobleman, politician, and founder of the Falange Española...

    , Spanish politician
  • Miguel Primo de Rivera
    Miguel Primo de Rivera
    Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, 2nd Marquis of Estella, 22nd Count of Sobremonte, Knight of Calatrava was a Spanish dictator, aristocrat, and a military official who was appointed Prime Minister by the King and who for seven years was a dictator, ending the turno system of alternating...

    , Spanish dictator
  • Mon Rivera
    Mon Rivera
    Mon Rivera is the common name given to two distinct Puerto Rican musicians , namely Monserrate Rivera Alers and his oldest son, Efraín Rivera Castillo Mon Rivera is the common name given to two distinct Puerto Rican musicians (both born in Mayagüez), namely Monserrate Rivera Alers (originally...

    , musician
  • Norberto Rivera Carrera, Mexican cardinal
  • Mon Rivera
    Mon Rivera
    Mon Rivera is the common name given to two distinct Puerto Rican musicians , namely Monserrate Rivera Alers and his oldest son, Efraín Rivera Castillo Mon Rivera is the common name given to two distinct Puerto Rican musicians (both born in Mayagüez), namely Monserrate Rivera Alers (originally...

    , musician
  • Carlos Rivera
    Carlos Rivera
    Carlos Rivera Guerra, or better known as Carlos Rivera , is a Mexican singer who rose to fame by becoming the winner of the third generation of La Academia.-Biography:...

     (born 1986), singer
  • Zuleyka Rivera
    Zuleyka Rivera
    Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza is a Puerto Rican beauty queen who held the titles Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006 and Miss Universe 2006. She made her debut as a telenovela actress in Telemundo's soap opera Dame Chocolate.-Early life:...

     (born 1987), Miss Universe 2006
    Miss Universe 2006
    Miss Universe 2006, the 55th Miss Universe pageant, took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, USA. Unlike past events, it was broadcast live on NBC on a Sunday, July 23, 2006, almost two months later than usual....

     from Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

  • Francisco Rivera Ordóñez
    Francisco Rivera Ordóñez
    Francisco de Asís Rivera Ordóñez is a Spanish bullfighter.He is the son of Francisco Rivera Paquirri and Carmen Ordóñez, and his brother is the matador Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez...

     (born 1974), Spanish bullfighter
  • Alberto Rivera Pizarro, Spanish footballer
  • Ingrid Rivera
    Ingrid Rivera
    Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos to Elba Santos and John Rivera. Ingrid was Miss Puerto Rico in 2008 and is a former Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico who obtained the title of Miss Caribbean when she placed 2nd Runner-up at the 2005 Miss World pageant...

     (born 1983), 2nd runner-up of Miss World 2005
    Miss World 2005
    Miss World 2005, the 55th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 10, 2005. Nine former Miss World titleholders and chairwoman of Miss World Organization Julia Morley judged the pageant. Miss World 2004 María Julia Mantilla of Peru...


In fiction

  • Alicia Rivera, The Clique
  • Eugene Rivera
    Eugene Rivera
    Eugene Rivera is a fictional character played by Nelson Vasquez in the HBO drama Oz.-Character overview:A Latino Correctional Officer and a former member of the Los Diablos gang, he is an enemy of Latino inmate Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez. After seeing Rivera at work, Hernandez tells disgraced Latino...

    , Oz
  • Franco Rivera, Rescue Me

Places

  • Rivera Department
    Rivera Department
    Rivera is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Rivera.- History :The Battle of Masoller, a noteworthy event in Uruguayan history, was fought on September 1, 1904; Masoller is situated on the boundary between the departments of Artigas and Salto, close to the Brazilian border.-Population and...

    , Uruguay
  • Rivera
    Rivera
    Rivera is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. It is located at the north end of Route 5, on the border with Brazil. The Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento is right across the border, only a street away of it...

    , capital of that department
  • Rivera, Huila
    Rivera, Huila
    Rivera is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia....

    , Colombia
  • Rivera, Switzerland
    Rivera, Switzerland
    Rivera is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municiplaity of Monteceneri.-History:...

  • Pico Rivera, California
    Pico Rivera, California
    Pico Rivera is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is situated approximately 11 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, on the eastern edge of the Los Angeles basin, and on the southern edge of the area known as the San Gabriel Valley...

  • Rivera, Buenos Aires, a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

See also

  • Ribera (disambiguation)
  • Riviera (disambiguation)
  • Riva (disambiguation)
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