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{{Infobox film
| name           = Rio
| image          = 
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Carlos Saldanha]]
| producer       = Bruce Anderson<br />John C. Donkin
| screenplay     = [[Don Rhymer]]<br />[[Joshua Sternin]]<br />[[Jennifer Ventimilia|Jeffrey Ventimilia]]<br />[[Sam Harper]]
| story          = Carlos Saldanha<br />Earl Richey Jones<br />Todd Jones
| starring       = [[Jesse Eisenberg]]<br />[[Anne Hathaway]]<br />[[George Lopez]]<br />[[Jemaine Clement]]<br />[[Leslie Mann]]<br />[[will.i.am]]<br />[[Jamie Foxx]] <!-- DO NOT CHANGE THIS LIST, THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE CREDIT BLOCK ON THE POSTER! -->
| music          = [[John Powell (composer)|John Powell]]
| cinematography = Renato Falcão
| editing        = Harry Hitner
| studio         = [[Blue Sky Studios]]<br />[[20th Century Fox Animation]]
| distributor    = [[20th Century Fox]]
| released       = {{Movie date|2011|3|22|World premiere|2011|4|15|North America|ref1=<ref name="BrazilPremiere">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/animated-3d-film-rio-premieres-in-brazil-favela-2254194.html |title=Animated 3D film 'Rio' premieres in Brazil favela |work=The Independent |location=UK |date=March 26, 2011 |accessdate=June 1, 2011 |archive-date=September 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928025028/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/animated-3d-film-rio-premieres-in-brazil-favela-2254194.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} <!-- Note: The first release dates, whether it was at a film festival or a public release, and the domestic release date should only be included in the parameter. See WP:FILMRELEASE. -->
| runtime        = 96&nbsp;minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English<br />Portuguese
| budget         = $90 million<ref name="LABox">{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/04/box-office-rio-scream-4-conspirator.html |title=Movie Projector: 'Rio' should stifle 'Scream 4' |last=Kaufman |first=Amy |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 14, 2011 |accessdate=May 3, 2011}}</ref>
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'''''Rio''''', originally called '''''Rio: The Movie''''', is a 2011 computer-animated musical adventure 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.

==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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Other websites==
*[http://www.rio-themovie.com/ Rio's official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317002135/http://www.rio-themovie.com/ |date=2013-03-17 }}
*{{IMDb title|1436562|Rio}}
*{{AllMovie movie|489380|Rio}}

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{{Blue Sky Studios}}

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[[Category:2011 comedy movies]]
[[Category:English-language movies]]
[[Category:Movies about dogs]]
[[Category:Movies about birds]]
[[Category:Movies about animal cruelty]]
[[Category:Jungle movies]]
[[Category:Multilingual movies]]
[[Category:American animated movies]]
[[Category:Movies set in Brazil]]
[[Category:American musical comedy movies]]
[[Category:20th Century Fox movies]]
[[Category:Movies directed by Carlos Saldanha]]
[[Category:2011 adventure movies]]
[[Category:2011 musical movies]]
[[Category:American adventure movies]]
[[Category:Blue Sky Studios movies]]
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