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,.

Appearance
Rio is a hot-red ostrich with orange stars on her cheeks, a little bit of brown hair on her head and a multicolored tail. She also wears purple eye shadow, making her resemble a snooty villager, even though she is instead a peppy villager. Her overall highly-decorated appearance, combined with her name, may be a reference to the dancers at the.

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.