J Balvin named his son Rio because he wanted him to 'float'
J Balvin named his son Rio because he wanted him to "float". The 37-year-old rapper - whose real name is José Álvaro Osorio Balvín - welcomed his first child back in June 2021 with model Valentina Ferrer and revealed that the inspiration behind the name Rio was because it is the Portuguese word for river. He said: "Rio like River… I want him to just float." The 'I Like It' hitmaker- who is initially from Medellín, Colombia - also opened up about moving to Oklahoma to learn English as a foreign exchange student and claimed he eventually felt "inspired" to kickstart a music career once he arrive...