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Species		Personality		Gender
Ostrich		Peppy		Female
Birthday		September 10th
Favorite saying		"Self-care? Best care."
Catchphrase		"li'l chick"
Clothing		Red scale shirt Festivale tank Zigzag-print dress (Orange)
Umbrella		Dainty parasol Kiwi umbrella
Main appearances
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Other appearances
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Names in other languages  デジャネイロ  데자네  Rita  Verona  勒内卢  Estrella  Rio  Rio  勒內盧  Estrella  Rio  Рио
Phrase in other languages  リン  네이루  bocconcino  küken  铃铃  bon bref  sambasamba  samba  鈴鈴  bon bref  sambasamba  цып-цып

Rio is a peppy ostrich villager in the Animal Crossing series. She appears in Doubutsu no Mori, Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing, Doubutsu no Mori e+, and returns in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Her English name, along with her Japanese name, De Janeiro (デジャネイロ), is likely a reference to the Brazilian city, Rio de Janeiro. Her favorite songs, "K.K. Samba" and "K.K. Chorinho", are both based upon Brazilian genres of music. Her overall highly-decorated appearance, combined with her name, may be a reference to the dancers at the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. This is supported by her Pocket Camp description, which states she reflexively dances to upbeat music.

In New Horizons, Rio has the music hobby and may sing anywhere without the need of a stereo.

Characteristics

Artwork of Rio from Animal Crossing.

Appearance

Rio is a hot-red ostrich with a green torso. Her color scheme resembles a red-and-green macaw, an endemic bird widespread in the forests and woodlands of northern and central South America. She has an orange star on her cheek highly resembling Woolio's, 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

Below is a brief description of the peppy personality. For more information, click here.

As a peppy villager, Rio will appear cheerful and friendly, and sometimes will reward others with gifts and compliments. To some villagers however, Rio can appear to be rude sometimes. She has a short attention span and may have the tendency to overreact about small things. She will be easy to befriend, taking comfort in those she talks to most. She may, however, feel insulted when talking to snooty or cranky villagers, who may gossip about her or disagree with her style. She may also find it difficult to talk with lazy villagers, but she gives out comfort to jocks, who are the male equivalent to the peppy villagers. She also gets along well with normal, big sister, and smug villagers.

Villager information

In Animal Crossing

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

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Species	Personality	Catchphrase
Ostrich	Peppy	li'l chick
Default clothing	Red scale shirt
Default umbrella	Dainty parasol
Voice
Doubutsu no Mori e+ traits
Star sign	Virgo
Favorite style	Gaudy
Least favorite style	Refined
Live song gift	K.K. Samba

In New Horizons

Rio was added to Animal Crossing: New Horizons in the 2.0 Free Update on November 4, 2021.

Self-care? Best care.

Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
September 10	Peppy (B)	li'l chick
Default clothing	Zigzag-print dress (Orange)
Other default clothing	During rain (if not using umbrella): Dotted raincoat (Green) & outdoor hat (Green) During snow: Peacoat (Navy blue) & snowy knit cap (Orange) Sleepwear or if sick: PJ outfit (Green) & terry-cloth nightcap (Orange) While exercising: Athletic jacket (Green) While doing yoga: Tank (Navy blue) While sunbathing: Triangle shades As a tourist: Blue hotel aloha shirt/ Blue hotel cardigan or Orange hotel aloha shirt/ Orange hotel cardigan Fishing Tourney: Athletic jacket (Green) Bug-Off: Athletic jacket (Green) & straw hat (Brown) Bunny Day: Wood-egg outfit  & wood-egg shell Halloween: Mage's dress (Orange) & ribbon (Orange) Turkey Day: Straw boater (Brown) Turkey Day (chef): Chef's outfit (Orange) & chef's hat Toy Day: Santa hat Countdown: Satin dress (Green) Birthday & Wedding Season photoshoot: Satin dress (Green) &  giant ribbon (Orange) Happy Home Paradise DLC exclusive clothing: As a student for the school: School uniform with necktie (Navy blue) As the teacher for the school: Checkered sweater vest (Light brown) & rimmed glasses (Black) As the cashier/employee for the restaurant: Café uniform (Green) As the chef/apprentice for the restaurant: Chef's outfit (Orange) & chef's hat As a staff for the café: Diner apron (Aquamarine) As the receptionist for the hospital: Nurse's jacket (Blue) As the doctor for the hospital: Doctor's coat (Red necktie) As a patient for the hospital: PJ outfit (Green) As the shop manager for the apparel shop: Staff uniform (Yellow) While practicing hula: Hula top (Orange) & vine crown While floating in the ocean: Leaf-print wet suit (Green) & round tinted shades (Brown) During DJ KK's concerts: Paradise Planning event tee (Red),  light-up flower crown (Light blue), &  neon shades (Orange & lime)
Default umbrella	Kiwi umbrella
Initial NookPhone	Red
Final NookPhone	Striped - Fabric 11
Favorites
Favorite styles	Cool and Cute
Favorite colors	Orange and   Green
Hobby	Music
Handheld items
Bag	Paper
Book	Music
Food	Lollipop
Drink	Soda can
Popsicle	Ramune-soda

Ideal clothing for Rio – Orange / Green Cool and Cute clothing
Villagers prefer clothing that matches any one of their favorite colors or styles. For brevity, the following list only shows clothing that matches both favorite colors and one favorite style.
Name Image Price Available from Cold-country dress (Green)  2,520 Bells  Able Sisters Conductor's cap (Green)  1,680 Bells  Able Sisters  Apparel shop Conductor's jacket (Green)  1,960 Bells  Able Sisters  Apparel shop Flight jacket (Avocado)  1,680 Bells  Able Sisters  Apparel shop Flower sweater (Green)  1,200 Bells  Mabel  Able Sisters Neon shades (Orange & lime)  1,760 Bells  Able Sisters  Apparel shop Orange hat Not for sale  Crafting Overall dress (Green)  2,000 Bells  Mabel  Able Sisters Oversized-sweats dress (Orange)  1,500 Bells  Able Sisters Printed fleece sweater (Green)  1,260 Bells  Mabel  Able Sisters Star hairpin (Mint)  350 Bells  Mabel  Able Sisters Stellar jumpsuit (Green)  1,600 Bells  Able Sisters
More Orange Items More Green Items More Cool Items More Cute Items

In Happy Home Paradise

Happy Home Paradise client information

Rio
Thought bubble	Fitness every day! Anytime! That's what I want!
Client's vision	Workout Workshop
Required items	Treadmill Exercise Bike Yoga Mat
Favorite song	K.K. Samba

House

In Animal Crossing

Items:	Bear Pole  Cactus  Gold Stereo  Timpano Drum  Country Guitar  Cabana Lamp  Mini Clankoid  Mega Percoloid  Cabana Chair  Mini Rhythmoid  Conga Drum (×2)  Vibraphone
Requested items:
Wall:	Wood Paneling
Floor:	Cabana Flooring
Music:	K.K. Samba

In New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, 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. She cannot have her initial house interior unless she moves out of the player's island or the Happy Home Paradise DLC is purchased, in which either the player or Isabelle can reset the interior.

Exterior:
Shape:
Roof:	Green tile roof
Siding:	Red & green asian siding
Door:	Red windowed door
Interior:
Items:	Wall-Mounted TV (50 in.)  System Kitchen  Old-Fashioned Alarm Clock  Portable Record Player  Fragrance Sticks  Cool Side Table  Cool Chair  Cool Chair  Cool Bed  Cool Sofa  Stylish Wall Spotlight  Cool Dining Table  Medium Wooden Partition
Wall:	Red Perforated-Board Wall
Floor:	Rosewood Flooring
Music:	K.K. Chorinho

Other appearances

In Pocket Camp

Rio was added to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp on November 29, 2021, after the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons' 2.0 Free Update.

Self-care? Best care.

Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
September 10	Peppy	li'l chick
Default clothing	Festivale tank
Biography
Description	When Rio hears upbeat music, she can't help but start dancing. If you want to have a serious conversation with her, make sure the radio's off first.
Preferred theme
Primary reward	Steel
Version added	4.4.2c
Date unlocked	November 29, 2021
How to invite	Blathers's Treasure Trek (map obtained on Faith and Pals' Island)
Friendship rewards
Level 7	Festivale tank Sparkle stones
Level 9	Sparkle stones
Level 15	Crafting request: Counter seat
Level 20	Rio's pic Sparkle stones
Level 25	Sparkle stones

Card profiles

Animal Crossing e-Reader card

Card back

#167 Rio - Series 3
Gender:	Female
Sign:	Virgo
Clothes:
Petphrase:	li'l chick
Profile:	Rio has such a fixation on health food that it's almost UN-healthy. Eating fruit is all well and good, but Rio's always falling for the latest health food craze...even if it involves eating tree bark.
Password:	VblXgcMc9VCynN
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Card back

#444 Rio - Series 5

Star sign: Virgo Birthday: September 10

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Trivia

• Rio appears in the e-Reader card artwork for "K.K. Parade." However, from Animal Crossing: New Leaf onward, the album cover artwork replaces Rio with Phoebe, another ostrich villager.
• Rio shares her birthday with Pecan.

Names in other languages

	デジャネイロ Dejaneiro	De Janeiro, from Rio de Janeiro
	데자네 Dejane	From Rio de Janeiro
	欢欢 (Dòngwù Sēnlín) Huān huān	Joyous
	勒内卢 Lēi nèi lú	From 里約熱內盧 (Rio de Janeiro)
	勒內盧 laak6 noi6lou4	From 里約熱內盧 (Rio de Janeiro)
	Рио Rio	Same as English name
	Rio	Same as English name
	Verona	Given name derived from Verona, a city in Italy, possibly also a reference to the Carnival of Venice, a rather famous carnival
	Rio	Same as English name
	Estrella	Star in Spanish, in reference to the star on her cheek
	Rita	Given name similar to the English one.

See also

• List of villagers 
• List of villagers in New Horizons
• List of villager birthdays in New Horizons