Rio Group
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| Membership | 24 Latin American and Caribbean states | |
| Establishment | 1986 | |
The Rio Group (Portuguese: Grupo do Rio [ˈɡɾupu dʒi ˈʁi.u]; Spanish: Grupo de Río [ˈɡɾupo ðe ˈri.o]) is an international organization of Latin American and some Caribbean states. It was created on 18 December 1986 in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro by means of the Declaration of Rio de Janeiro, signed by Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela (the members of the Contadora Group and the Contadora Support Group). To some extent it was perceived by some observers as an alternative body to the Organization of American States during the Cold War, since that body was dominated by the United States.[citation needed] The Rio Group does not have a secretariat or permanent body, and instead relies on yearly summits of heads of states.
Current member states/organizations in alphabetical order by column:
List of Summit meetings
| Summit | Year | City | Seat country |
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| I | 1987 | Acapulco |  Mexico |
| II | 1988 | Montevideo |  Uruguay |
| III | 1989 | Ica |  Peru |
| IV | 1990 | Caracas |  Venezuela |
| V | 1991 | Cartagena |  Colombia |
| VI | 1992 | Buenos Aires |  Argentina |
| VII | 1993 | Santiago |  Chile |
| VIII | 1994 | Rio de Janeiro |  Brazil |
| IX | 1995 | Quito |  Ecuador |
| X | 1996 | Cochabamba |  Bolivia |
| XI | 1997 | Asunción |  Paraguay |
| XII | 1998 | Panama City |  Panama |
| XIII | 1999 | Veracruz | Mexico |
| XIV | 2000 | Cartagena | Colombia |
| XV | 2001 | Santiago | Chile |
| XVI | 2002 | San José |  Costa Rica |
| XVII | 2003 | Cusco | Peru |
| XVIII | 2004 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
| XIX | 2007 | Georgetown |  Guyana |
| XX | 2008 | Santo Domingo |  Dominican Republic |
| XXI | 2009 | Zacatecas | Mexico |
| XXII | 2009 | Managua |  Nicaragua |
| XXIII | 2010 | Cancun | Mexico |
See also
- Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, possible successor of the Rio Group
- Union of South American Nations
- Organization of Ibero-American States (The Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture)
- Ibero-American Summit
- Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance/Rio Pact
External links
- Rio Group accepts Cuba; Group demands role in global economic order, Latin America Tribute (Via Global Research), (November 15, 2008) -- The announcement of Cuba joining bloc in November 2008