Rio 2

Three years after defeating Nigel,{{efn|As depicted in Rio (2011).}} Blu and Jewel raise their three children—Carla, Bia, and Tiago—in the city, but Jewel is concerned over her children becoming too domesticated like their father. Meanwhile, Blu's owner Linda and her husband Túlio are on an expedition in the Amazon and, after falling down a waterfall, discover a blue Spix's macaw that loses a feather. When words about the encounter are broadcast through television, Jewel believes that they should go to the Amazon to help find the blue macaws. While the kids are ecstatic, Blu is uncertain but is pressured into going along. Rafael, Nico and Pedro also decide to come along to scout talent for their Carnival.

Big Boss, who leads a group of illegal loggers, discovers Linda and Túlio's expedition to find the macaws and orders his henchmen to hunt them down. Meanwhile, Nigel, who has become flightless after getting sent into an aircraft engine, plots to exact revenge on Blu with his new comrades, an anteater named Charlie and a poison dart frog named Gabi, the latter of whom is in love with Nigel. After arriving at the jungle, Blu, his family and their friends initially find nothing. However, they are eventually taken to a flock of blue macaws that hide in an uncharted section of the Amazon. There, Jewel is reunited with her long-lost father, Eduardo, paternal aunt Mimi and childhood friend Roberto. Eduardo seems unimpressed at first with Blu but thanks him for returning Jewel home. Having lost their previous habitat to arson from the loggers, Eduardo does not trust humans, and brushes off Blu's suggestion to expose the sanctuary to Linda and Túlio to ensure their protection.

While searching for the macaws, Linda and Túlio are captured by the loggers. Meanwhile, Blu does his best to fit in with the flock as his family is doing, but his continued reliance on the tools he brought prevents him from connecting with anyone. In another attempt to get closer to him, a disguised Nigel wins a talent show to become a performer for a Carnival show that Rafael, Pedro, Nico and Carla are hosting. When Blu tries to pick a Brazilian nut for Jewel, he accidentally puts it in the territory of the Spix macaw's enemies, the scarlet macaws, led by the hostile Felipe. Blu inadvertently causes a war for food between the two tribes when he accidentally swats Felipe with a branch. The war turns out to be a football match, but Blu accidentally costs the flock their territory when he accidentally scores on his team's own goal.

Blu decides to leave Linda and his human roots behind him for his family's sake, but after witnessing the loggers' destruction of the forest, he returns and rallies the flock, reconciling with Jewel and Eduardo. With Blu's knowledge of human technology and help from the scarlet macaws, the flock, with the rest of the jungle animals, disable the loggers' machinery. In the chaos, Eduardo encounters a tractor but is rescued by Linda and Tulio. Big Boss tries blowing up the trees with dynamite, but Blu thwarts him. Nigel intervenes, leaving Big Boss to encounter an anaconda. Wanting Blu to himself, Nigel attacks Blu, but Gabi, while trying to help, accidentally knocks Nigel out with a porcupine's quill filled with her poison, but Bia reveals that Gabi is actually a tree frog. An overjoyed Gabi smothers Nigel with affection and drags him away, while Charlie leaves.

With the flock under Linda and Túlio's protection, Blu and Jewel decide to live in the Amazon with their kids, although they decide to spend their summers back in Rio. Eduardo drops his anti-human stance and proudly accepts Blu into the flock, Nigel and Gabi are sent back to Rio for study and Nico and Pedro's Carnival show, Amazon Untamed, goes on.

File:Anne Hathaway 2014 (cropped).jpg at the film's screening at Nickelodeon Studios in Burbank, California, on April 26, 2014]]

• Jesse Eisenberg as Blu, a male Spix's macaw from Moose Lake who was born in Rio de Janeiro and Jewel's mate.{{cite news|author=20th Century Fox Film|first='Rio 2' Coming to 2014|date=February 11, 2016|title=Twentieth Century Fox Animation Announces RIO 2 Casting|newspaper=Business Wire|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170211005613/en/Twentieth-Century-Fox-Animation-Announces-RIO-2|url-status=dead|access-date=February 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630013226/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170211005613/en/Twentieth-Century-Fox-Animation-Announces-RIO-2|archive-date=June 30, 2009|df=mdy-all}}
• Anne Hathaway as Jewel, a female Spix's macaw from Rio de Janeiro and Blu's mate.
• Jemaine Clement as Nigel, an evil sulphur-crested cockatoo who seeks revenge on Blu for crippling his ability to fly.
• Kristin Chenoweth as Gabi, a poison dart frog who is Nigel's sidekick. At the end of the film, she is revealed to be a normal tree frog.
• will.i.am as Pedro, a rapping red-crested cardinal.
• George Lopez as Rafael, a romantic, wise and energetic toco toucan and Eva's mate who is fond of the Rio Carnival.
• Bruno Mars as Roberto, Jewel's suave childhood friend.
• Leslie Mann as Linda, an American woman who adopted Blu for 15 years and Tulio's wife and assistant.
• Rodrigo Santoro as Túlio, a Brazilian ornithologist and Linda's husband.
• Rita Moreno as Aunt Mimi, Eduardo's sister and Jewel's aunt.{{cite web|title=Characters - Mimi|url=http://www.riomovies.com/characters/mimi|publisher=Rio Movies|access-date=December 12, 2013|archive-date=November 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130232338/http://www.riomovies.com/characters/mimi|url-status=dead}}
• Tracy Morgan as Luiz, a bulldog and a chainsaw expert with a drooling condition.
• Jake T. Austin as Fernando, Linda and Tulio's adopted son.
• Andy García as Eduardo, Jewel's father.
• Jamie Foxx as Nico, a smooth and charismatic yellow canary that wears a bottle-cap hat and a close friend to Pedro.
• Rachel Crow as Carla, Blu and Jewel's music-loving daughter and the oldest of Blu and Jewel's children.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/09/24/rio-2-first-look/2829083/|title=First Look: Rio 2|first=Bryan|last=Alexander|newspaper=USA Today|date=September 24, 2013|access-date=September 24, 2013|archive-date=September 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926014800/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/09/24/rio-2-first-look/2829083/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Crow|first=Rachel|title=#bignews It's official! I've joined the cast of RIO 2! I'll be playing the daughter macaw of Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway! #Rio2|url=https://twitter.com/iamrachelcrow/status/305013668502982656|access-date=February 23, 2013|publisher=Twitter|date=February 22, 2013|archive-date=October 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001082647/https://twitter.com/iamrachelcrow/status/305013668502982656|url-status=live}}
• 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.
• Miguel Ferrer as Big Boss, the hot-tempered head of the illegal logging activity. This was Ferrer’s final appearance in a theatrical film before his death in 2017.
• Janelle Monáe as Dr. Monae, a veterinarian{{cite news|url=http://www.sinuousmag.com/2014/02/janelle-monae-voicing-doctor-rio-2/|title=Photo: Janelle Monáe Voicing as the Doctor in 'Rio 2′|date=February 21, 2014|access-date=February 23, 2014|newspaper=Sinious Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221230640/http://www.sinuousmag.com/2014/02/janelle-monae-voicing-doctor-rio-2/|archive-date=February 21, 2014|url-status=usurped|df=mdy-all}} This was also Monae's first film role.
• Natalie Morales as a news anchor.{{cite news|title=Natalie gets animated in 'Rio 2'|url=http://www.today.com/video/today/53789560/#53789560|newspaper=USA Today|date=December 10, 2013|access-date=December 12, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630013226/http://www.today.com/video/today/53789560/#53789560|archive-date=June 30, 2009|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|title=Guess who has a cameo in "Rio 2"? That's our very own @NMoralesNBC! pic.twitter.com/g3zk5FVSJh|url=https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/410416770105630721|publisher=Twitter|access-date=December 13, 2013|author=TODAYshow|date=December 10, 2013|archive-date=December 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220195312/https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/410416770105630721|url-status=live}}
• Bebel Gilberto as Eva, a keel-billed toucan and Rafael's mate.
• Philip Lawrence as Felipe, a scarlet macaw and the hostile leader of a tribe who has a rivalry and territorial dispute with the Spix's macaws.{{cite web|title=Rio 2 Interview - Bruno Mars & Philip Lawrence|url=http://www.traileraddict.com/rio-2/interview-bruno-mars-and-philip-lawrence|publisher=Trailer Addict|access-date=March 24, 2014|author=20th Century Fox|date=March 17, 2014|archive-date=March 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324222658/http://www.traileraddict.com/rio-2/interview-bruno-mars-and-philip-lawrence|url-status=live}}

On January 25, 2012, while speaking to the Associated Press, Sérgio Mendes who co-wrote a song for the first film spoke about the sequel, saying: "I think the plan is for the movie to come three or four months before the World Cup. Fox has been talking about (it) and it looks like it's going to happen. We're going to have a meeting I think next week and Carlos is coming to town to tell us the story, and it looks like it's a go."{{cite news|last=Collis|first=Clark|title=Sergio Mendes says a 'Rio' sequel 'looks like it's going to happen'|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/01/25/rio-sequel|access-date=March 12, 2012|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 25, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217040153/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/01/25/rio-sequel|archive-date=December 17, 2013|df=mdy-all}} In April 2012, Deadline Hollywood reported that Jesse Eisenberg had signed up to reprise his role as Blu,{{cite news|last=Finke|first=Nikki|title=Jesse Eisenberg is leaving ICM for CAA|url=https://deadline.com/2012/04/jesse-eisenberg-is-leaving-icm-for-caa-253602/|access-date=April 7, 2012|newspaper=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408190301/http://www.deadline.com/2012/04/jesse-eisenberg-is-leaving-icm-for-caa|archive-date=April 8, 2012|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} and Anne Hathaway had also signed on to reprise her role as Jewel.{{cite news|url=http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2012/09/catwoman-joining-thor-on-spielbergs.html|title=Catwoman joining Thor on Spielberg's Robopocalypse?|access-date=September 25, 2012|newspaper=Flickering Myth|date=September 25, 2012|archive-date=January 23, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123120823/http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2012/09/catwoman-joining-thor-on-spielbergs.html|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} In October 2012, Variety stated that Carlos Saldanha had officially signed a five-year deal with 20th Century Fox that allows him to helm live-action and/or animated films, with the sequel being part of that contractual agreement.{{cite news|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title='Rio' helmer Carlos Saldanha inks Fox pact|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/rio-helmer-carlos-saldanha-inks-fox-pact-1118061241/|access-date=October 26, 2012|newspaper=Variety|date=October 25, 2012|archive-date=July 31, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731141016/http://variety.com/2012/film/news/rio-helmer-carlos-saldanha-inks-fox-pact-1118061241/|df=mdy-all}}

Screenwriter Don Rhymer died from complications relating to his head and neck cancer positive diagnosis on November 28, 2012, while working on the film.{{cite news|title=Screenwriter Don Rhymer dies at 51|date=December 3, 2012|access-date=February 21, 2014|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/screenwriter-don-rhymer-dies-at-51-1118063010/|newspaper=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413021539/http://variety.com/2012/film/news/screenwriter-don-rhymer-dies-at-51-1118063010/|archive-date=April 13, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} In January 2013, Rodrigo Santoro confirmed his return to voice ornithologist Tulio Monteiro, as well as hinting that the sequel's setting will involve the Amazon.{{cite news|last=Trumbore|first=Dave|title=Rodrigo Santoro Talks 300: Rise of an Empire, Rio 2, Heleno and More|url=https://collider.com/rodrigo-santoro-senna-300-rise-of-an-empire-interview/222104/|access-date=January 9, 2013|newspaper=Collider.com|date=January 7, 2013|archive-date=January 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111013704/http://collider.com/rodrigo-santoro-senna-300-rise-of-an-empire-interview/222104/|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky unveiled the first teaser trailer at the annual Las Vegas, Nevada CinemaCon on April 18, 2013.{{cite news|last=Lesnick|first=Silas|title=20th Century Fox Previews Its 2013 Slate|access-date=April 25, 2013|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103174|work=Comingsoon.net|date=September 29, 2013|archive-date=September 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929190240/http://collider.com/rodrigo-santoro-senna-300-rise-of-an-empire-interview/222104/|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} On May 14, 2013, that same trailer was released online worldwide, and attached with Epic.{{cite news|last=Jardine|first=William|title=Watch: Portuguese Teaser for Rio 2|date=May 14, 2013|access-date=May 15, 2013|url=http://www.a113animation.com/2013/05/watch-spanish-teaser-for-rio-2.html|newspaper=A113Animation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619133828/http://www.a113animation.com/2013/05/watch-spanish-teaser-for-rio-2.html|archive-date=June 19, 2013|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Entertainer Bruno Mars joined the cast as Roberto after director Carlos Saldanha caught his performance on Saturday Night Live. During production, Mars offered his own personal touches that better shaped his character's physical appearance, personality, and voice.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

File:Rodrigo Santoro, Sergio Mendes, Rio 2 press junket.jpg, who voices Tulio, and the soundtrack's producer Sérgio Mendes at the film's press event.]]

Rio 2 was released to international theaters on March 20, 2014.{{cite web|author=Nancy Tartaglione|url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/intl-box-office-rio-2-soars-with-63-4m-weekend-captain-america-the-winter-soldier-blasts-past-300m-overseas-noah-adds-36-2m-divergent-nears-50m-714141/|title=UPDATE: Intl Box Office: 'Rio 2' Soars With $63.4M; 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' Blasts Past $300M Overseas; 'Noah' Adds $36.2M; 'Divergent' Nearing $50M|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 15, 2014|access-date=June 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520142531/http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/intl-box-office-rio-2-soars-with-63-4m-weekend-captain-america-the-winter-soldier-blasts-past-300m-overseas-noah-adds-36-2m-divergent-nears-50m/|url-status=live|archive-date=May 20, 2014|df=mdy-all}} The film's premiere was held in Miami, Florida, on March 20, 2014.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} The film was released theatrically in the United States on April 11, 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/12/rio-2-trailer-movie-video/|title=[VIDEO] 'Rio 2' New Trailer - Release Date April 11, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=December 12, 2013|access-date=June 14, 2014|archive-date=July 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729202324/http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/rio-2-trailer-movie-video/|url-status=dead}}

The film's theatrical release was preceded by Almost Home, a short film produced by DreamWorks Animation to promote their 2015 film Home (20th Century Fox handled distribution for DWA's films at the time of its release).{{cite news |last1=Madison |first1=Samantha |title=MOVIE BLOG: Review – 'Rio 2' |url=https://cumberlink.com/news/opinion/blogs/now_showing/movie-blog-review-rio/article_020fcbbe-c1c7-11e3-83fe-001a4bcf887a.html |access-date=August 24, 2020 |work=The Sentinel |date=April 11, 2014 |language=en |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204224243/https://cumberlink.com/news/opinion/blogs/now_showing/movie-blog-review-rio/article_020fcbbe-c1c7-11e3-83fe-001a4bcf887a.html |url-status=live }}

Under the supervision of 20th Century Fox—with director Carlos Saldanha and music composer John Powell—the film's natural hometown of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil used the film as a tie-in promotion for the 2014 New Year's Eve celebration at Copacabana Beach.{{cite web|title=New Year's Eve in Copacabana 2014 there will be the animation "Rio 2" as the theme|publisher=Rentamar|url=http://rentamar.com.br/blog/new-years-eve-in-copacabana-2014-there-will-be-the-animation-rio-2-as-the-theme-3|access-date=February 21, 2014|date=December 27, 2013|archive-date=March 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302173519/http://rentamar.com.br/blog/new-years-eve-in-copacabana-2014-there-will-be-the-animation-rio-2-as-the-theme-3|url-status=live}}

Three of four Angry Birds Rio episodes — all visually tied to Rio 2 — have been released.{{cite web|title=New Angry Birds Rio Rocket Rumble Update Out Now!|date=December 17, 2013 |url=http://www.angrybirdsnest.com/angry-birds-rio-rocket-rumble-update/|publisher=Angry Birds Nest|access-date=April 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326070737/http://www.angrybirdsnest.com/angry-birds-rio-rocket-rumble-update/|archive-date=March 26, 2014|df=mdy-all}} The first, "Rocket Rumble", was released in December 2013,{{cite press release|title=The Gang from "RIO" is Going for the "Angry Birds"|access-date=April 17, 2014|date=December 18, 2014|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131218005336/en/Gang-%E2%80%9CRIO%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%9CAngry-Birds%E2%80%9D|publisher=Business Wire|archive-date=April 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419112225/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131218005336/en/Gang-%E2%80%9CRIO%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%9CAngry-Birds%E2%80%9D|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} the second, "High Dive", in February 2014,{{cite web|title=Take a High Dive in Angry Birds Rio and Set the River Dolphins Free!|url=http://www.rovio.com/en/news/blog/468/take-a-high-dive-in-angry-birds-rio-and-set-the-river-dolphins-free/|publisher=Rovio|access-date=March 23, 2014|date=February 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413020550/http://www.rovio.com/en/news/blog/468/take-a-high-dive-in-angry-birds-rio-and-set-the-river-dolphins-free/|archive-date=April 13, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} and the third, "Blossom River", in April 2014.{{cite web|title=Jump on a Riverboat for a Crazy Cruise in Angry Birds Rio!/|publisher=Rovio|access-date=April 17, 2014|url=http://www.rovio.com/en/news/blog/487/jump-on-a-riverboat-for-a-crazy-cruise-in-angry-birds-rio|date=April 10, 2014|archive-date=April 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419025935/http://www.rovio.com/en/news/blog/487/jump-on-a-riverboat-for-a-crazy-cruise-in-angry-birds-rio|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} In April 2014, Kohl's began selling Blu, Gabi, and Luiz plush toys as a part of their Kohl's Cares merchandise program.{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140415005104/en/Kohl%E2%80%99s-Cares-Offers-Exclusive-RIO-2-Merchandise#.U5yMXUDH1n4|title=Kohl's Cares Offers Exclusive RIO 2 Merchandise for Just $5|publisher=Business Wire|date=April 15, 2014|access-date=June 14, 2014|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418225512/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140415005104/en/Kohl%E2%80%99s-Cares-Offers-Exclusive-RIO-2-Merchandise#.U5yMXUDH1n4|url-status=live}}

The film also had promotional backing from Burger King, General Mills, Liberty Travel and ConAgra Foods.

Rio 2 was released on Blu-ray (2D and 3D) and DVD on July 15, 2014.{{cite web |title='Rio 2' Is Coming to Blu-ray 3D and DVD July 15th |url=https://movieweb.com/rio-2-is-coming-to-blu-ray-3d-and-dvd-july-15th/ |website=Movieweb |access-date=April 24, 2021 |date=June 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129181350/https://movieweb.com/rio-2-is-coming-to-blu-ray-3d-and-dvd-july-15th/ |archive-date=January 29, 2017 |url-status=live}} The Target exclusive comes with a Blu plush toy.{{cite news |last1=Latchem |first1=John |title=Retail Gift Sets for 'Rio 2' |url=https://www.homemediamagazine.com/agent-dvd-insider/retail-gift-sets-rio-2 |access-date=April 24, 2021 |work=Home Media Magazine |date=July 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426021543/https://www.homemediamagazine.com/agent-dvd-insider/retail-gift-sets-rio-2 |archive-date=April 26, 2015 |language=en |url-status=live}} A limited sing-along edition of the film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on November 4, 2014.{{cite web |last1=Zyber |first1=Josh |title=Blu-ray Highlights: Week of November 2nd, 2014 – Woke Up This Morning, Got Yourself a Gun |url=https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-nov-2-2014/ |publisher=High-Def Digest |access-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112181956/https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/bluray-highlights-nov-2-2014/ |archive-date=January 12, 2015 |date=November 3, 2014 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Just in Time for the Holidays, Rio 2 is Back with a Limited Edition Sing-Along + Theatrical Version of the Film! |url=https://ffe-ugc.s3.amazonaws.com/fhetoolkits/rio2/singalong/Rio_2_Sing-Along_Fact_Sheet.pdf |publisher=Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |access-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424100933/https://ffe-ugc.s3.amazonaws.com/fhetoolkits/rio2/singalong/Rio_2_Sing-Along_Fact_Sheet.pdf |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |url-status=live}}

The film was released on the Disney+ streaming service on August 4, 2023, in the United States.{{cite web | url=https://whatsondisneyplus.com/tag/rio-2/ | title=Rio 2 – What's on Disney Plus }}

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews and an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critical consensus reads, "Like most sequels, Rio 2 takes its predecessor's basic template and tries to make it bigger – which means it's even busier, more colorful, and ultimately more exhausting for viewers outside the youthful target demographic."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rio_2|title=Rio 2 (2014)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225143928/https://rottentomatoes.com/m/rio_2|archive-date=December 25, 2019|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}} On Metacritic, the film has a score of 49 out of 100 based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/rio-2|title=Rio 2 Reviews|work=Metacritic|access-date=March 24, 2020|archive-date=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606204402/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/rio-2|url-status=live}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, the same grade earned by its predecessor.{{cite web |last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |title=Box Office: 'Rio 2' Beats 'Captain America: Winter Soldier' With $12 Million Friday |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-rio-2-beats-695605/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=12 April 2014 |quote=earning an A CinemaScore across demos }}{{cite web |date=2014-04-13 |last1=Bowles |first1=Scott |author1-link=Scott Bowles |title='Captain America' demotes 'Rio 2' at the box office |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/04/13/rio-captain-america-box-office/7660817/ |website=USA Today |quote=the film earned a solid "A" from moviegoers, according to pollsters CinemaScore, suggesting a strong run through Easter.}}

Mark Adams of Screen Daily said, "As a delightfully bright and breezy bit of 3D animated entertainment Rio 2 hits the sweet spot, and will no doubt be a box office hit with its blend of good-natured jungle adventure, songs and gags. The only frustrating thing is that it feels very much like a by-the-numbers sequel, lacking the verve, ebullience and left-field humour that made 2011’s Rio such a surprise hit."{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/rio-2/5070106.article |author=Mark Adams |publisher=Screen Daily |title=Rio 2|date=March 27, 2014 |archive-date=March 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331100511/http://m.screendaily.com/5070106.article|url-status=live |access-date=April 1, 2022 }} Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter said, "This rumble in the jungle adds a colorful cast of rain-forest creatures to the franchise's infectious sense of frivolity."{{cite web|title=Rio 2 Review|date=March 26, 2014|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/rio-2/review/691500|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 11, 2014|archive-date=April 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418165630/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/rio-2/review/691500|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Justin Chang of Variety said, "Domestic and ecological dramas abound in this bright, noisy, overstuffed sequel to Fox's 2011 surprise hit."{{cite web|author=Justin Chang|date=March 26, 2014|access-date=April 11, 2014|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-rio-2-1201148036/|title='Rio 2′ Review: More Is Less in Overstuffed Sequel|publisher=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329222927/http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-rio-2-1201148036/|url-status=live|archive-date=March 29, 2014|df=mdy-all}} Tom Huddleston of Time Out gave the film three out of five stars, saying "There are problems here ... but the characterisation is feisty and memorable, the song-and-dance sequences intricate and colourful, and it'll charm the socks off little people."{{cite web|author=Tom Huddleston|publisher=Timeout.com|title=Rio 2|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/film/rio-2|date=April 4, 2014|access-date=April 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145852/http://www.timeout.com/london/film/rio-2|archive-date=April 13, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film two out of four stars, saying "Rio 2 teems with colorful animated splendor and elaborate musical numbers, but its rambling, hectic, if good-hearted, story is for the birds."{{cite news|publisher=USA Today|date=November 22, 2013|access-date=April 11, 2014|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/04/10/rio-2-review/6888613/|title=Vibrant 'Rio 2' feathers its nest with too many plots|archive-date=April 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410234147/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/04/10/rio-2-review/6888613/|url-status=live}} Richard Corliss of Time gave the film a positive review, saying "Even when it's coarse and calculating, this is an eager entertainment machine that will keep the kids satisfied. Just don't tell them that the Rio movies are musical comedies about an avian genocide."{{cite magazine |author=Richard Corliss |author-link=Richard Corliss |url=https://time.com/57096/rio-2-movie-review/|magazine=TIME|access-date=April 11, 2014|title=Rio 2 Movie Review|archive-date=April 10, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410175902/http://time.com/57096/rio-2-movie-review/|df=mdy-all}}

Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News gave the film three out of five stars, saying "We're grading on a sliding scale here. But if Rio 2 is hardly Pixar quality, it's certainly better than the average animated sequel."{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/rio-2-movie-review-article-1.1750916|author=Elizabeth Weitzman|title='Rio 2,' movie review|newspaper=NY Daily News|date=April 10, 2014|access-date=April 11, 2014|archive-date=April 13, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413002414/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/rio-2-movie-review-article-1.1750916|df=mdy-all}} Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film two out of four stars, saying "It's like the last Hobbit movie - so much time passes between side plots that you have to jog the memory when a minor character appears again. Who's that toucan again? Is he a bad guy?"{{cite web|title='Rio 2' review: Fun but flawed|url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Rio-2-review-Fun-but-flawed-5392380.php|author=Peter Hartlaub|publisher=SFGate|date=April 10, 2014|access-date=April 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410184250/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Rio-2-review-Fun-but-flawed-5392380.php|archive-date=April 10, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic gave the film three out of four stars, saying "An agreeable song-and-dance movie, a laugh here, a laugh there, pleasant but overly busy, for seemingly no real reason other than to throw a few more set pieces at the wall to see what sticks."{{cite web|author=Bill Goodykoontz|title=Review: 'Rio 2'|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/movies/2014/04/10/rio-movie-review-sequel-goodykoontz/7517195/|publisher=Azcentral.com|work=The Arizona Republic|access-date=April 11, 2014|date=April 10, 2014|archive-date=April 11, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140411023409/http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/movies/2014/04/10/rio-movie-review-sequel-goodykoontz/7517195/|url-status=live}} Jessica Herndon of the Associated Press gave the film three out of four stars, saying "With so much going on, it's a wonder this kids' movie is only five minutes longer than the original. But for the music and brilliantly picturesque look, it's worth the 3-D ticket."{{cite news|last=Herndon|first=Jessica|url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/rhythmic-rio-is-dazzling-but-overloaded/article_0589c81e-07bb-51e8-8b34-5d66e6c759ee.html|date=April 10, 2014|title=Rhythmic 'Rio 2' is dazzling but overloaded: Entertainment|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|access-date=April 11, 2014|archive-date=August 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820173908/http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/rhythmic-rio-is-dazzling-but-overloaded/article_0589c81e-07bb-51e8-8b34-5d66e6c759ee.html|url-status=live}} Stephanie Merry of The Washington Post gave the film two out of four stars, saying "All in all, though, the movie feels at once too busy and too derivative. That's no easy feat, but it's also one sequel-makers probably shouldn't aspire to."{{cite news|title='Rio 2' movie review|author=Stephanie Merry|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/rio-2-movie-review/2014/04/09/2add0e2c-be6a-11e3-b195-dd0c1174052c_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=April 10, 2014|access-date=April 11, 2014|archive-date=April 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411210228/http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/rio-2-movie-review/2014/04/09/2add0e2c-be6a-11e3-b195-dd0c1174052c_story.html|url-status=live}} Bruce Demara of the Toronto Star gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "Those who enjoyed the adventures of Blu and Jewel and company in the first Rio are going to find the sequel an equally pleasing diversion."{{cite web|author=Bruce Demara|title=Rio 2 features feather-flying jungle fun: review|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2014/04/10/rio_2_features_featherflying_jungle_fun_review.html|date=April 10, 2014|access-date=April 11, 2014|newspaper=Toronto Star|archive-date=April 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413004155/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2014/04/10/rio_2_features_featherflying_jungle_fun_review.html|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

Tom Russo of The Boston Globe gave the film two out of four stars, saying "The story flows, but not always freely, thanks to its manufactured feel."{{cite news|author=Tom Russo|publisher=The Boston Globe|date=April 10, 2014|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2014/04/10/rio-win-again-brazil-this-time-flying-inland/OHxHXjU2sIhVsYafL2zicN/story.html|title='Rio 2': on the win again in Brazil, this time flying inland|access-date=April 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411135638/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2014/04/10/rio-win-again-brazil-this-time-flying-inland/OHxHXjU2sIhVsYafL2zicN/story.html|archive-date=April 11, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times gave the film a negative review, saying "The cinematic equivalent of attack by kaleidoscope, Rio 2 sucks you in and whirls you around before spitting you out, exhausted."{{cite news|author=Jeannette Catsoulis|date=April 11, 2014|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/11/movies/rio-2-ventures-into-the-amazon-rain-forest.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0|title=Domesticated Macaws Reclaiming Their Wild Side|newspaper=The New York Times|archive-date=April 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417125056/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/11/movies/rio-2-ventures-into-the-amazon-rain-forest.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review, saying "Wonderfully animated and well-voiced, Rio 2 is nevertheless too much. Too much plot, too many issues, too many characters."{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-rio-2-20140411,0,7007793.story#axzz2yVW7FcVW|last=Sharkey|first=Betsy|title=Review: Amid 'Rio 2's' cacophony, the musical numbers shine|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=April 10, 2014|access-date=April 11, 2014|archive-date=April 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411003343/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-rio-2-20140411,0,7007793.story#axzz2yVW7FcVW|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Bill Zwecker of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three out of four stars, saying "It's as good as the first one and sure to please both the kiddies and adults with its two-tiered humor."{{cite news|author=Bill Zwecker|date=April 10, 2014|url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/26722552-421/rio-2-more-guffaws-from-brazils-funniest-macaws.html|title='Rio 2': More guffaws from Brazil's funniest macaws|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=April 11, 2014|archive-date=April 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413011102/http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/26722552-421/rio-2-more-guffaws-from-brazils-funniest-macaws.html|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Tirdad Derakhshani of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film two out of four stars, saying "It'll keep the kids content for a couple of hours, though it's likely to bore the grown-ups."{{cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/movies/20140411__Rio_2__a_gorgeous_but_muddled_sequel.html|title='Rio 2' a gorgeous but muddled sequel|work=The Inquirer|publisher=Philadelphia Media Network|date=April 11, 2014|access-date=April 11, 2014|author=Tirdad Derakhshani|archive-date=April 13, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413011941/http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/movies/20140411__Rio_2__a_gorgeous_but_muddled_sequel.html|df=mdy-all}} Liam Lacey of The Globe and Mail gave the film three out of four stars, saying "Rio 2 (like Fox’s Ice Age series) relies on derivative plotting and slapstick visual gags, in contrast to Pixar’s more cerebral originality. Where the film excels though, in an even more pronounced way than the first film, is in the choreographed animation for the musical numbers."{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/try-it-now/?articleId=17925514|title=Rio 2: Thrilling, but too many bad guys|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=April 11, 2014|archive-date=April 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412004458/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/try-it-now/?articleId=17925514|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Alonso Duralde of The Wrap gave the film a negative review, saying "The musical moments, on the whole, stand out as the highlights of the film; Rio 2 becomes watchable when the flat characters shut up and sing."{{cite web|author=Alonso Duralde|date=April 11, 2014|url=https://www.thewrap.com/rio-2-review-jesse-eisenberg-anne-hathaway|title='Rio 2' Review: A Zippy Musical Trapped Inside a Tedious Kiddie Movie|publisher=The Wrap|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413044042/http://www.thewrap.com/rio-2-review-jesse-eisenberg-anne-hathaway|archive-date=April 13, 2014|df=mdy-all}}

Rafer Guzman of Newsday gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying "The movie has one goal: to amuse the most children with the least amount of effort."{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/rio-2-review-macaw-family-is-for-the-birds-1.7655945|title=Review: 'Rio 2'|newspaper=Newsday|access-date=April 12, 2014|archive-date=April 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413023437/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/rio-2-review-macaw-family-is-for-the-birds-1.7655945|url-status=live}} Steve Persall of the Tampa Bay Times gave the film a B+, saying "Like its peppy predecessor, Rio 2 doesn't look or sound like other animated licenses to print money. That alone is reason enough to appreciate it."{{cite news|author=Steve Persall, Times Movie Critic View all Articles|url=https://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/movies/review-rio-2-is-worth-squawking-about/2174485/|title=Review: 'Rio 2' is worth squawking about|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|date=April 10, 2014|access-date=April 13, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413140529/http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/movies/review-rio-2-is-worth-squawking-about/2174485|archive-date=April 13, 2014|df=mdy-all}} Kevin McFarland of The A.V. Club gave the film a C, saying "Like the first film, Rio 2 is almost oppressively bright, bombarding the screen with flashes of saturated rainforest colors and even a bird version of soccer (timed a bit too perfectly to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil)."{{cite web|last=McFarland|first=Kevin|url=https://www.avclub.com/review/too-much-story-and-too-many-bright-colors-bring-do-203248|title=Too much story and too many bright colors bring down Rio 2|publisher=The A.V. Club|date=April 10, 2014|access-date=April 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411135207/http://www.avclub.com/review/too-much-story-and-too-many-bright-colors-bring-do-203248|archive-date=April 11, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Mike McCahill of The Guardian gave the film two out of five stars, saying "It's hard to ascribe much art or wit to a franchise that retains the services of will.i.am as comic relief – and a thoroughly inorganic talent-show subplot feels like another attempt to groom youngsters for life in the Cowell jungle."{{cite news|author=Mike McCahill|title=Rio 2 review – wild beasts turned cash cows|date=April 3, 2014|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/03/rio-2-review|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=April 13, 2014|url-status=live|archive-date=April 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404104056/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/03/rio-2-review|df=mdy-all}} Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph gave the film two out of five stars, saying "This jumbled sequel, which was also directed by Carlos Saldanha, loses most of what made the first film such an infectious entertainment."{{cite news|author=Robbie Collin|access-date=April 13, 2014|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10742623/Rio-2-review-a-jumbled-sequel.html|title=Rio 2, review: 'a jumbled sequel'|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=April 3, 2014|archive-date=April 4, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404060413/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10742623/Rio-2-review-a-jumbled-sequel.html|df=mdy-all}} Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine gave the film one out of five stars, saying "Though there isn't a fruit-flavored hue that isn't jammed into every single corner of screen space in Rio 2, the movie has less actual nutritional value than 10 bowls of crushed Froot Loops dust. 20th Century Fox's sequel to the already dubious 2011 film would seem far too endlessly hyperventilating and self-stimulating a way to keep kids from barreling toward a spaz attack on a Saturday afternoon."{{cite web|date=April 8, 2014|access-date=April 13, 2014|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/rio-2|author=Eric Henderson|title=Rio 2: Film Review|publisher=Slant Magazine|archive-date=April 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142453/http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/rio-2|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

Rio 2 grossed $131.5 million in North America, and $367.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $498.7 million surpassing its predecessor. In North America, the film earned $12 million on its opening day,{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/04/12/friday-box-office-rio-2-tops-captain-america-2/|author=Scott Mendelson|title=Friday Box Office: 'Rio 2' Tops 'Captain America 2'|work=Forbes|date=March 26, 2014|access-date=April 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413020047/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/04/12/friday-box-office-rio-2-tops-captain-america-2/|archive-date=April 13, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} and opened to number two in its first weekend, with $39.3 million, behind Captain America: The Winter Soldier.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2014&wknd=15&p=.htm|title=Weekend Box Office Results for April 11-13, 2014|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418135513/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2014&wknd=15&p=.htm|archive-date=April 18, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} In its second weekend, the film dropped to number three, grossing an additional $22.2 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2014&wknd=16&p=.htm|title=Weekend Box Office Results for April 18-20, 2014|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418194725/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2014&wknd=16&p=.htm|archive-date=April 18, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} In its third weekend, the film remained number three, grossing $13.9 million.{{cite web|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=May 1, 2014|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2014&wknd=17&p=.htm|title=Weekend Box Office Results for April 25-27, 2014|archive-date=April 28, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428150308/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2014&wknd=17&p=.htm|df=mdy-all}} In its fourth weekend, the film dropped to number five, grossing $7.7 million.{{cite web|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=May 6, 2014|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2014&wknd=18&p=.htm|title=Weekend Box Office Results for May 2-4, 2014|archive-date=May 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506181917/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2014&wknd=18&p=.htm|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment donated $100,000 to WWF to support conservation efforts in the Amazon.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/help-protect-the-amazon-so-macaws-and-other-wildlife-have-a-place-to-call-home|title=Help Protect the Amazon So Macaws and Other Wildlife Have a Place to Call Home|work=worldwildlife.org|access-date=March 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107102538/http://www.worldwildlife.org/pages/help-protect-the-amazon-so-macaws-and-other-wildlife-have-a-place-to-call-home|archive-date=November 7, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}

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The soundtrack to Rio 2 also consisted of collaborations from Brazilian and American artists, and Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes, would co-produce the album with the film's composer John Powell, after previously doing so for the first film's soundtrack.{{Cite web |last=Desowitz |first=Bill |date=2014-04-11 |title=Immersed in Movies: Sergio Mendes Talks Music In "Rio 2" |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/04/immersed-in-movies-sergio-mendes-talks-music-in-rio-2-124261/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=IndieWire |language=en}}{{Cite magazine |last=Gallo |first=Phil |date=2014-04-09 |title=Sergio Mendes Talks 'Rio 2,' World Cup Music and The Legacy of Jobim |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/sergio-mendes-talks-rio-2-world-cup-music-6042269/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} The soundtrack titled Rio 2 (Music from the Motion Picture) was released on March 25, 2014, by Atlantic Records.{{cite web|title='Rio 2′ Soundtrack Details|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/02/13/rio-2-soundtrack-details/|publisher=Film Music Reporter|access-date=February 17, 2014|date=February 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703055922/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/02/13/rio-2-soundtrack-details/|archive-date=July 3, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|title=Rio 2 (Music From the Motion Picture)|date=March 17, 2014 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rio-2-music-from-the-motion-picture/826135967|publisher=iTunes|access-date=March 23, 2014|url-status=live|archive-date=March 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317124533/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rio-2-music-from-motion-picture/id826135967|df=mdy-all}} It was promoted by the samba version of the 20th Century Fox fanfare and the single "What Is Love", performed by Janelle Monáe,{{Cite magazine |last=Gallo |first=Phil |date=2014-02-13 |title='Rio 2' Director On Janelle Monae, Casting Bruno Mars: 'We Felt We Could Push It' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rio-2-director-carlos-saldanha-on-janelle-monae-casting-bruno-mars-5908243/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} released as a single from the album on March 4.{{cite magazine|last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|title='Rio 2' Soundtrack Out March 25, Features Janelle Monae, Bruno Mars|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5923166/rio-2-soundtrack-out-march-25-features-janelle-monae-bruno-mars|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 10, 2014|date=March 10, 2014|archive-date=May 7, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507181653/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5923166/rio-2-soundtrack-out-march-25-features-janelle-monae-bruno-mars|df=mdy-all}}{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Bryan |title=Janelle Monae performs on 'Rio 2' soundtrack (video) |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/03/03/janelle-monae-bruno-mars/5988801/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} Powell's score was released into a separate album on April 15, 2014.{{cite press release |title=Original Motion Picture Score Soundtrack Of RIO 2 Available April 15 |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/original-motion-picture-score-soundtrack-of-rio-2-available-april-8-250120321.html |publisher=PR Newswire |access-date=March 26, 2014 |author=Fox Music |date=March 13, 2014 |archive-date=March 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327203925/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/original-motion-picture-score-soundtrack-of-rio-2-available-april-8-250120321.html |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}} The Barbatuques performed the song "Beautiful Creatures" as part of the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.{{cite web|last1=Moller|first1=Kenza|title=What Is The "We Are Beautiful Creatures" Song From The Closing Ceremony? It Was Cheerful|url=https://www.romper.com/p/what-is-the-we-are-beautiful-creatures-song-from-the-closing-ceremony-it-was-cheerful-16800|website=Romper|date=August 21, 2016 |access-date=3 September 2016|archive-date=September 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924061108/https://www.romper.com/p/what-is-the-we-are-beautiful-creatures-song-from-the-closing-ceremony-it-was-cheerful-16800|url-status=live}}

===Sequel===

Director Carlos Saldanha had kept the possibility for Rio 3 open. In April 2014, he stated, "Of course, I have a lot of stories to tell, so we're [starting to] prepare for it.".{{cite news|title=Rio 3: The Cast Tells Us Where They Want to Go In A Sequel|publisher=Cinemablend.com|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rio-3-Cast-Tells-Us-Where-They-Want-Go-Sequel-42545.html|access-date=April 14, 2014|date=April 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415144913/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rio-3-Cast-Tells-Us-Where-They-Want-Go-Sequel-42545.html|archive-date=April 15, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} In 2023, Saldanha stated that he was working on an unknown project to make [it] happen.{{cite news|last=Miyashiro|first=Kelly|title=Carlos Saldanha: "I want to show a different Brazil"|publisher=Veja|url= https://veja.abril.com.br/cultura/carlos-saldanha-quero-mostrar-um-brasil-diferente|access-date=December 2, 2024|date=October 27, 2023}}

On October 25, 2019, after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, it was reported that a spin-off that centered on Nico and Pedro is in development for Disney+.{{Cite web|url=https://discussingfilm.net/2019/10/25/ice-age-rio-spinoffs-in-early-development-for-disney-exclusive/|title=Ice Age and Rio spinoffs in early development for Disney+|work=Discussing Film|date=October 25, 2019|access-date=November 16, 2019|archive-date=December 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229093524/https://discussingfilm.net/2019/10/25/ice-age-rio-spinoffs-in-early-development-for-disney-exclusive/|url-status=live}} The status of this spin-off has been left uncertain since.{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/blue-sky-studios-closing-disney-ice-age-franchise-animation-1234690310/ |title=Disney Closing Blue Sky Studios, Fox's Once-Dominant Animation House Behind 'Ice Age' Franchise |work=Deadline Hollywood |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=February 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209175505/https://deadline.com/2021/02/blue-sky-studios-closing-disney-ice-age-franchise-animation-1234690310/ |archive-date=February 9, 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=April 4, 2022 }} In January 2022, after the acquisition of 20th Century Fox by Disney, it was announced that a new installment in the Rio franchise for Disney+ is officially in development, with Ray DeLaurentis writing the screenplay.[https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/production_notes_disney_0d41ade6.pdf Production Document]

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