During production, the crew visited Rio de Janeiro and also consulted with an expert on macaws at the Bronx Zoo to study their movements.Ģ0th Century Fox released the film on March 22, 2011, in Brazil, and on April 15, 2011, in the United States. The main voice actors were approached in 2009. He proposed his idea to Chris Wedge in 2006, and the project was set up at Blue Sky. However, Saldanha learned of the production of the films Happy Feet and Surf's Up and changed the concept to involve macaws and their environments in Rio. Saldanha developed his first story concept of Rio in 1995, in which a penguin is washed up in Rio. The theme song, ' Telling the World,' was sung by Taio Cruz.

He eventually falls in love with Jewel (Hathaway), a free-spirited macaw, and together they have to escape from being smuggled by Nigel (Clement), an evil cockatoo. It tells the story of Blu (Eisenberg), a male blue macaw who is taken to Rio de Janeiro to mate with a female. The film features the voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, will.i.am, Jamie Foxx, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, and Jake T. The title refers to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, where the film is set. Rio, formerly promoted as Rio: The Movie, is a 2011 American 3D computer-animated musical adventure comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha.

9.4.3 Jollibee Kids Meal and Hesburger Rio 2 Toys.

9.4.2 Burger King and Other Fast Food Promos.

Rio is a series of animated films and video games produced by Blue Sky Studios (defunct) and distributed by 20th Century Fox (now called 20th Century Studios).

Rio's kitchen game