Rio

Rio is a peppy ostrich villager in the. She appears in, , , and returns in. Her English name, along with her Japanese name, De Janeiro (デジャネイロ), is likely a reference to the Brazilian city,. Her overall highly-decorated appearance, combined with her name, may be a reference to the dancers at the. This is supported by her description, which states she reflexively dances to upbeat music.

Appearance
Rio is a hot-red ostrich with a green torso. She has an orange star on her cheek and a tuft of brown hair on her forehead. She has a multicolored tail with red, orange, yellow, and blue colors. Her wings are mostly green but transition to blue and then to red at the tips. She wears purple eyeshadow.

Personality
Rio is a peppy villager which means she will appear excited and cheerful when talking to the player and other villagers. She will get along with other peppy villagers, normal villagers, and jock villagers, but may be the plot for some false information or gossip by snooty and cranky villagers.

In
In, Rio cannot be one of the starting villagers in the player's town.

In
Rio was added to in the 2.0 Free Update on November 4, 2021.

In
In, if Rio is one of the villagers who moved in during the main storyline after the villager house development quest, her house will have a combination of non-craftable furniture, plus items crafted by players during the island development storyline, primarily from the Wooden Block Series.

In
Rio was added to on November 29, 2021.