Rio Grande do Norte was a destroyer of the Brazilian Navy, serving from 1909 to 1944. She was named after the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte.
The ship had an overall length of , a beam of and a draught of . She was powered by 2 triple expansion reciprocating steam engines, driving two shafts, which developed a total of and gave a maximum design speed of . During the trials the contract speed was exceeded, and the vessel was clocked at . Steam for the turbines was provided by two double-ended Yarrow boilers. Rio Grande do Norte carried a maximum of of coal that gave her a range of approximately at .
The ship mounted two guns in single mounts. In addition, four 47 mm (3pdr) cannons in single mounts were deployed at the time of launching.