Rio Characters

In late January 2011, Rovio Mobile had announced a version of Angry Birds to be released on March 22nd 2011 as a tie in with the animated film Rio, titled Angry Birds Rio. Below are the characters of the film seen in the game.

Blu
Blu (not to be confused with the spelling Blue) is the main protagonist of Rio, and is a rare species of blue macaw that originated from a bookstore in Minnesota, taken by unseen poachers and shipped to Rio, the same fate to later be suffered by the Birds, as their species (Red, Blue, Yellow, etc;) are also described as rare.

The Birds do not meet Blu until the very end of the episode Smuggler's Den, where he is locked up in a cage next to Jewel, the only other macaw in existence. He is later used in Jungle Escape as a usable Bird in the final level that is connected to Jewel. When tapped, Jewel will fly forward with Blu being pulled behind her.

It is suggested that Blu may be used separately in future episodes, as hinted by a cutscene that appears after completing Jungle Escape. He is still armed with Jewel in Beach Volley however in Carrnival Upheaval he is separate. You may tap him during take-off, but if you do not tap him he will automatically be tapped once he hits any object.

Jewel
Jewel is the lead female character of Rio, and appears alongside Blu, trapped in the same cage that he is contained in. Once she is freed, she becomes a usable Bird but is only used in some levels in Beach Volley and the final level of ''Jungle Escape. ''When tapped, she flies straight dragging Blu along. She was later captured by Nigel in the end of the episode, Beach Volley.

Nigel
Nigel is the main antagonist in Rio. and is a species of a Sulfur-crested Cockatoo. He captures the Angry Birds along with other rare species. He is battled in the last level of Jungle Escape as the first boss character in the entire Angry Birds series. Nigel appears as the angry birds' first enemy that moves on its own

Rafael
Rafael is a Toco Toucan who is the the Toucan Kids' father and Eva's wife. He is non-playable. He tells Luiz to get the chain out to free Blu and Jewel. He is a background character.

Luiz
Luiz is a bulldog from Rio. He brings in tools to get the chain out of Blu and Jewel. He is later used in Beach Volley level 6 - 15 which does part of the level for you.

Marmosets
Common Marmosets are monkey creatures who are the "minions" of Nigel, sent to defeat the Birds after they escape from the smuggler's den. The only notable marmoset is Mauro. They are the main antagonists following the first chapter, and appear in several sizes.