Rio (movie) facts for kids

Rio, originally called Rio: The Movie, is a 2011 computer-animated comedy movie that was produced by Chris Jenkins and Bruce Anderson and was directed by Carlos Saldanha. Rio was released on April 8, 2011, in Brazil and on April 15, 2011, in North America. A sequel, titled Rio 2, was released on April 11, 2014.

Release Dates

Country	Premiere
Egypt	6 April 2011
United Arab Emirates	7 April 2011
Argentina	7 April 2011
Switzerland	7 April 2011 (German speaking region)
Chile	7 April 2011
Dominican Republic	7 April 2011
Greece	7 April 2011
Hong Kong	7 April 2011
Israel	7 April 2011
Kuwait	7 April 2011
Malaysia	7 April 2011
New Zealand	7 April 2011
Peru	7 April 2011
Philippines	7 April 2011
Qatar	7 April 2011
Russia	7 April 2011
Singapore	7 April 2011
Ukraine	7 April 2011
Armenia	8 April 2011
Austria	8 April 2011
Australia	8 April 2011
Bulgaria	8 April 2011
Brazil	8 April 2011
China	8 April 2011
Ecuador	8 April 2011
Estonia	8 April 2011
Spain	8 April 2011
United Kingdom	8 April 2011
Ireland	8 April 2011
India	8 April 2011
Kazakhstan	8 April 2011
Sri Lanka	8 April 2011
Latvia	8 April 2011
Mexico	8 April 2011
Norway	8 April 2011
Oman	8 April 2011
Panama	8 April 2011
Poland	8 April 2011
Sweden	8 April 2011
Turkey	8 April 2011
Trinidad and Tobago	8 April 2011
Taiwan	8 April 2011
Uruguay	8 April 2011
Venezuela	8 April 2011
Vietnam	8 April 2011
South Africa	8 April 2011
Belgium	13 April 2011
France	13 April 2011
Jamaica	13 April 2011
Thailand	13 April 2011
Serbia and Montenegro	14 April 2011
Czech Republic	14 April 2011
Denmark	14 April 2011
Croatia	14 April 2011
Portugal	14 April 2011
Slovenia	14 April 2011
Slovakia	14 April 2011
Canada	15 April 2011
Colombia	15 April 2011
Finland	15 April 2011
Iceland	15 April 2011
Italy	15 April 2011
Pakistan	15 April 2011
United States	15 April 2011
Netherlands	20 April 2011
Hungary	21 April 2011
Lebanon	21 April 2011
Lithuania	22 April 2011
South Korea	29 July 2011
Cook Islands	13 March 2012
Palestine	22 May 2012
Fiji	31 May 2012
Netherlands Antilles	31 March 2013
Marshall Islands	4 April 2013
Yugoslavia	6 April 2013
Kosovo	15 April 2013
Cyprus	1 November 2013
San Marino	30 December 2013
Macau	31 December 2013

Plot

Rio tells about the life of a blue macaw named Blu. He is trapped in a jungle near Rio de Janeiro when he was just a baby, and brought to the United States. Then Linda, an American, always takes care of him, until one day Tulio advises Blu that he is the last of his species, and he has to return to Brazil to meet Jewel, a female of his kind. The two macaws and several friends try to have Blu and Jewel fall in love so their species will survive, while they overcome some obstacles such as bird smugglers and the fact that Blu can not fly until the end of the movie. However, in the end, Blu can fly and rescues Jewel from falling from a plane.

Cast

• Jesse Eisenberg as Blu
• Anne Hathaway as Jewel
• George Lopez as Rafael
• Jemaine Clement as Nigel
• Jake T. Austin as Fernando
• Bernardo de Paula as Sylvio
• Leslie Mann as Linda
• Tracy Morgan as Luiz
• will.i.am as Pedro
• Jamie Foxx as Nico