Register domain name in .RIO area

• Registry: IPLANRIO
• Registry whois: whois.nic.rio
• Registry web based whois: http://whois.nic.rio/
• Registry zonefile updates: Realtime

Registrant contact must have an address in Rio de Janeiro. Change of owner is not allowed. Also it is required to publish a website on the domain name which must include substantial content.

A new registration is validated by the registry before it is activated. This validation process can take up to a few working days. As there are content requirements to the domain name, the registry may re-validate the website now and then. If the registry finds that the domain is not meeting all requirements, they will contact the domain holder to cure the issues. Uncured issues may lead to suspended a suspension of the domain name. The domain can be unsuspended after the registrant solved the issue and responded to the registry.

The Rio city government has composed a "reserved list". Domains on this list appear as unavailable in Regery. Contact us if you want to register such a domain name. Generic terms will most likely be rejected, but requests for non-generic terms will be investigated by the city government. Please send us the following information if you want us to apply for a reserved domain name:

• Domain name
• Taxpayer ID of the prospective registrant
• Name/Legal name of the prospective registrant
• Physical address in Rio and a utility bill containing that address
• Other similar domain names already owned by that registrant
• Purpose of using that specific domain

There are no additional fees involved, though be prepared for a very slow process.

• All policies on the registry's website
• Premium policy: no premiums supported
• Eligibility Policy
• Domain Name Policy
• Usage Policy

The size of .RIO domain name is in the range from 2 to 63 characters.

The minimum registration period of the RIO domain is one year, the maximum is 10 years years.

Domain renew in .RIO domain area is possible at any time, but before domain deletion.