Rio: Tales from the Amazon

Rio: Tales from the Amazon (simply named Rio: The Series in some territories) is an animated musical television series developed by Carlos Saldanha for Disney+, which premiered on the streaming platform on April 13, 2025. It is produced by 20th Century Animation and Atomic Cartoons in co-production with 20th Television with participation by Disney Television Animation. Based on the film series of the same name by the now defuct Blue Sky Studios, a majority of the voice actors reprising their roles. Unlike the first two movies, which were computer animated, Rio: Tales from the Amazon is 2D animated using Toon Boom Harmony by Atomic Cartoon, who is also the show animation services provider. The series take place sometime after Rio 2, while focusing on Blu and Jewel, two Spix's macaws with their 3 kids, the other macaws, owners and friends' fun adventures as well as lives both in the jungle of the Amazon and the city of Rio. It received generally positive reviews from critics and fans of the franchise.

Premise
Following the main events of Rio 2, which have Blu and Jewel are now living in the Amazon with their three children, Carla, Bia, and Tiago as they try to transition on living their own new to the jungle of Brazil from Rio with de Janerio the Flock of other macaws, who are under the protection there while dealing with various misadventures, trials, tribulations, obstacles and comebacks of old enemies. In most episodes where its set place in Rio — their friends or/and other animals are recurring characters of the episode, while if an episode in the Amazon, their Amazon friends are the recurring characters.

Birds/Animals

 * Jesse Eisenberg as Blu, a male Spix's macaw from Moose Lake who was born in Rio de Janeiro and Jewel's mate.
 * Anne Hathaway as Jewel, a female Spix's macaw from Rio de Janeiro and Blu's mate.
 * will.i.am as Pedro, a rapping red-crested cardinal.
 * Jamie Foxx as Nico, a smooth and charismatic yellow canary that wears a bottle-cap hat and a close friend to Pedro.
 * George Lopez as Rafael, a romantic, wise and energetic toco toucan who is fond of the Rio Carnival and Eva's mate.
 * Tracy Morgan as Luiz, a bulldog and a chainsaw expert with a drooling condition.
 * Rachel Crow as Carla, Blu and Jewel's music-loving daughter and the oldest of Blu and Jewel's children.
 * Pierce Gagnon as Tiago, Blu and Jewel's youngest, mischievous, and only son.
 * Amandla Stenberg as Bia, Blu and Jewel's intelligent, younger daughter, the middle child.
 * Bebel Gilberto as Eva, a keel-billed toucan and Rafael's mate.
 * Bruno Mars as Roberto, Jewel's suave childhood friend.
 * Andy Garcia as Eduardo, Jewel's father.
 * Rita Moreno as Aunt Mimi, Eduardo's sister and Jewel's aunt.
 * Philip Lawrence as Felipe, a male scarlet macaw and the hostile leader of a tribe who has a former rivalry and territorial dispute with the Spix's macaws.

Humans

 * Leslie Mann as Linda, an American woman who adopted Blu for 15 years and Tulio's wife.
 * Rodrigo Santoro as Tulio, a Brazilian ornithologist and Linda's husband
 * Carlos PenaVega as Luiz, Tuilio nephew, who is a wealthy businessman, from São Paulo, who sometimes visits his uncle and auntie in the Amazon. He often makes schemes to buy Amazon of making a profile, such deforesting it to replace the jungle with a hotel or a theme-park.
 * Jake T. Austin as Fernando, Linda and Tulio's adopted son.
 * Kari Wahlgren as Malissa, Linda's mother, who occasionally visits the Amazon.
 * Izabella Alvarez as Gracie, a Brazilian girl who Blu and his Rio friends met during their visit in Rio de Janerio. She is the only one that knows that the birds can talks and has a bit crush on Fernando.

Guest Stars/One Time Characters

 * Larry the Cable Guy as Gobble, a funny yet dumb and annoying North American turkey that was brought home to the Amazon by Tuilio and Linda during their expedition in the United States.
 * Devi Nova as Verde, a female Costa-Rican great green macaw, who is the Scarlet Macaws other enemy. She is Felipe's ex-mate, which is the main reason why both of the tribes hate each other. Sometimes, she can be aggressive or condescending.
 * Brenda Song as Lousia Niran, a nice-looking but really mean famous and beloved travel blogger, who is Luiz girlfriend. She only appeared in
 * Sacha Baron Cohen as Bluebell, a narcissistic and snooty male peacock, who was brought into the bird sanctuary back at Brazil. He often bullies Blu and his friends (though they trade to ignore it however)