Pedro

Pedro Background information Feature films Rio Rio 2 Shorts Novelization Rio: Snakes Alive! Video games Multiplayer Game Voice will.i.am Character information Species Red-crested Cardinal Gender Male Alias Capoeira king-a Hot wing-a Samba mast-a (All self-given) Occupation Feather/Hair/ Skin color Gray body White chest Red head Eyes Brown Friends Nico Blu Jewel Bia Carla Tiago Rafael Luiz Eva Kipo Eduardo Neurotic Bird Tiny Enemies Nigel Mauro Marmosets Smugglers Big Boss Fate Living Likes Dislikes Quote "Freedom!" "I'm gonna pop that cage open like a soda can." "It's time to take it to the next level."

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Pedro is an obese Red-crested Cardinal, and the best friend of Nico. He befriends Blu and Jewel and serves as one of three tritagonists in Rio and Rio 2, the other two being Rafael and Nico. He and Nico share a samba club together in the marketplace of Rio de Janeiro. Pedro is voiced by Black Eyed Peas vocalist will.i.am.

Bio

Rio

Pedro and Nico meet and befriend Blu when he first arrives in Rio de Janeiro. They give Blu advice on how to attract Brazilian ladies. Pedro then tries fruitlessly to bust Blu out of his "robust" cage, without success.

Pedro, Nico, and Blu meet again in a marketplace where Rafael takes Blu and Jewel to see Luiz, where they inform the trio that Luiz has gone back to the garage. As they meet in the marketplace, Pedro teases Blu about Jewel, believing that his and Nico's advice worked. Pedro and Nico then led Blu and Jewel to the Samba Club. Once inside, Pedro and Nico begin to sing "Hot Wings (I Wanna Party)." After the song, the birds are attacked by the marmosets, who were hired by Nigel. After Pedro kicks off the fight by yelling, "BIRDS VS. MONKEYS!" he and Nico use grapes to hit the marmosets, eventually allowing themselves, Blu, Jewel, and Rafael to escape onto a trolley (actually, Kipo gives them a lift there, but Pedro, Nico, and Rafael follow them eventually), where they set off to Luiz's garage.

On the way, Rafael decides to "set the mood" for Blu to confess his love to Jewel. Pedro tries to set the mood with a rap called "Drop It Low," but Nico, being the emotional singer, stops Pedro, and proceeds to sing a mood-setting song entitled "Fly Love" while Pedro plays the trolley's cable strings as a guitar. Throughout the song, Blu blows up the moment by saying all the wrong things, which leads him to be choked by a flower petal. Noticing this, Pedro stops Nico from singing.

The group meets with Luiz, who turns out to be a bulldog. Luiz tries to break the chain by using a table saw. Everything goes wrong, but in the end, Blu and Jewel are freed from their chains, all thanks to Luiz's drool, which lubricates the chains. After Blu and Jewel have an argument because Rafael tells them to be completely honest with each other, culminating in Blu saying that he hates samba, Nico cries and Pedro says, "That's a little too far." Nico hardly believes that Blu said it out loud. While crying, he tells Pedro, "Make the mean bird take it back!" After Blu and Jewel part ways, Rafael gives orders to Pedro and Nico to go after Jewel while he himself follows Blu.

Nico and Pedro follow Jewel and witness her capture by Nigel. They later report back to Blu and Rafael to state what had happened. Later, the group goes to Carnival to look for Jewel and. Luckily, they find her in a "weird chicken float." Nigel manages to capture all of them.

Later, while in the smugglers' plane's cargo hold, Blu manages to escape from his cage. He then frees Jewel, who helps him free the remaining birds. Blu then opens the plane's hatch, which leads to the escape of all the birds who have been captured by the smugglers. At that point, Pedro shouts "FREEDOM!" as all the birds fly away.

Later, during the "Real in Rio" song, Pedro is shown celebrating in the Blu Bird Sanctuary, created by Linda and Tulio.

Rio 2

Nico and Pedro are on the hunt for new musical artists. Carnival is just around the corner, and the birds need a new group of musicians to put on the biggest show on Earth. When Pedro hears Blu is headed to the Amazon; he, Nico and Luiz warn him of the myriad dangers that could lie ahead in the wild, they have their doubts about Blu being up to the rigors of the expedition.

Then Nico and Pedro decide to join the trip to scout new talent for the upcoming Carnival. Their adventure becomes a South American Idol of sorts as these city birds audition a bevy of unique new animals (some with talent, some without), all who exhibit a wild jungle flair.

Pedro is an ideal judge of musical talent. "He has this quirky, cool, and unique eye for superstars. We have a lot in common when it comes to that," will.i.am. says with a smile.

Pedro is first seen with Nico, singing during the new year's celebrations. At the beginning of "What Is Love," Pedro rapped "This is a crazy party...".  They next appear with Rafael, judging Eva's Carnival audition. When Rafael says she hit every note, Pedro adds "Along with a buncha notes I never heard of...". Blu then arrives with the news that he and his family are going to the Amazon. Pedro and the others tell him of the dangers to be found there, with Pedro talking of "mosquitoes that suck your blood like slurpies". Afterwards, he voices his belief that Blu will die out there. Nico and Pedro later decide to join them, seeking to find new talent in the jungle.

After discovering the blue macaw tribe in the jungle, Pedro and Nico cry upon seeing Eduardo hug Blu. Following their taking part in "Beautiful Creatures", they intend to bring some of the tribe back to Rio for the Carnival show. Those plans are curtailed when Eduardo tells him that none of the tribe are allowed to leave the jungle. He also takes Nico's bottlecap hat, telling him that no human items are allowed. Pedro later helps Nico find a replacement, bemoaning their misfortune at the same time.

The next morning, Carla wakes Pedro, Nico, and Rafael up, having organized some Carnival auditions from the jungle's inhabitants. After several lacklustre performances, a disguised Nigel accidentally arrives. He goes along with the idea of an audition, performing a song that impresses them.

Later on, they hear Blu's worries about Jewel, and Pedro advises him to "bird up" and "emancipate" himself. He acts repulsed when Blu asks if he should eat a bug.

During the battle against the loggers, Pedro, along with Nico, Rafael and Carla, drop a pair of turtles onto the loggers' heads. They then witness Nigel and Gabi's "death", applauding at what they think is a marvelous performance. Pedro later sings "Batucada Familia", alongside Nico and Carla.

Rio: Snakes Alive!

Nico, Pedro, and Rafael make a short appearance during the Rio: Snakes Alive! novel when Blu and Jewel decide to leave their kids in their care while they travel to the Pedra de Gavea. Nico and Pedro reassure the disappointed kids as Pedro tells them that they "are the party." Nico, Pedro, and Rafael then attempt to teach the kids to dance, which they are uninterested in. In order to sneak off, Carla tells Pedro that they can have more fun (which he believes is impossible, claiming there's nothing funner than "busting a groove") by playing hide-and-seek. Pedro agrees, claiming "What could go wrong?" Nico, Pedro, and Rafael then spend the rest of the novel attempting to uselessly find the already-gone kids.

Appearance

Pedro is an obese, Red-crested Cardinal, who has dark grey feathers, white neck/nape & underside, red head with crest hair & upper chest which forms a upside down triangle, silver-grey bill and dark legs.

Personality

Like Nico, Pedro is a handsome, nice, outgoing type of bird. He's very brotherly when it comes to his best friend Nico. A master when it comes to music, he loves to party and likes to samba. He can be a bit dim at times, when Blu told Nigel he had "three of the toughest, meanest, craziest birds in all of Rio" right behind him, Pedro (unaware Blu meant him, Nico and Rafael) thought he was talking about some other birds. Nevertheless, he's a bird with plenty of spunk, and an awesome sense of adventure.

Relationships

Nico

Pedro and Nico are the best of friends and they are always looking out for each other. They also share a hobby of singing and dancing to samba music. In one scene they were fighting the marmosets together, which shows that they do look out for each other. The two share a close friendship with each other and are never seen apart during the movie. They also share a Samba Club together.

Blu

Pedro has a lot of respect for Blu after they first met on the top of Blu's portable cage. Pedro was a bit surprised when Blu said he hated Samba, but he quickly forgot that and helped him rescue Jewel.

Jewel

Nothing special is seen between Pedro and Jewel, other than Pedro agreeing with Nico about Jewel's appealing figure. They seem to get along well.

Luiz

Pedro was friends with Luiz before he ever met Blu or Jewel, so in the case given, he never really disliked Luiz. But when Luiz did a prank attack by jumping out and chasing the birds, they flew away like they had never met him.

Rafael

Pedro, Nico, and Rafael have always been great friends, Rafael refers to Nico and Pedro as "family." It seems like Pedro knows Rafael from the old days, since they have nicknames for each other such as Rafi to Rafael (As seen in the samba club).

Bia, Carla, and Tiago

Although his interactions with Bia and Tiago aren't shown very often, the kids have a close relationship with him and Nico (Rafael as well), calling them all uncles in the Rio: Snakes Alive! novel. Out of the three, Carla seems to hold Pedro (and Nico) in highest regard, changing her mind about not going to the Amazon when she learns he and Nico are going. She also assists them in scouting for talent once they get there.

Skills

• Dancing
• Singing
• Flying
• Rapping
• Acting
• Teaching
• Advising
• Samba
• Beatboxing

Trivia

• Pedro is a Red-crested Cardinal.
• Pedro is voiced by will.i.am, a member of the music group the Black Eyed Peas. This is referred to in the film itself, when Pedro sings "Drop It Low," one of will.i.am's songs.
• Pedro and Nico are best friends. They are always seen together, flying together, dancing together, singing together, and partying together.
• Even though Nico and Pedro are not in Angry Birds Rio," they still appear as merchandise for the game (Plush Toys).
• One of his lines ("BIRDS VS. MONKEYS!") is a reference to Angry Birds Rio."
• In one of the posters Pedro is holding maracas, but in the movie, he is not seen using them.
• Nico and Pedro aren't friends with The Flock because they haven't met each other.
• He calls Mauro, the leader of the monkeys, "Little King Kong."

Quotes

• Pedro: "Hey, Nico, he's a tourist."
• Pedro: "Except you got pigeon doo-doo on your nose."
• Pedro: "I'mma pop that cage open like a soda can!"
• Pedro: "This thing's robust!"
• Pedro: "You work fast."
• Pedro: "You was locked up and now you rollin' with a hot wing?"
• Pedro: "Man, I wanna be like you."
• Pedro: "Keep it spicy."
• Pedro: "Hey, that's a little too far."
• Pedro: "Yeah, it's all about swagger!"
• Pedro: "You gotta pump out that chest, swing that tail, eyes narrow, like some kind of crazy lovehawk." *hawk squawk*
• Pedro: "Hold up... rewind."
• Pedro: "Ain't that the bird from the cage?"
• Pedro: "Where you been hidin' yourself, bird?"
• Pedro: "Yeah, I seen him, but you didn't 'cause you just missed him."
• Pedro: "He took the trolley back to the garage."
• Pedro: "Come on, this ain't the level, the next level's the level!"
• Pedro: "You gotta shake your tail feathers."
• Pedro: "Ain't nobody messes with a friend of Pedro."
• Pedro: "I ain't havin' it! It's on."
• Pedro: "Hey, get back here."
• Pedro: "Talons? Maybe it's on... next time."
• Pedro: "Yeah, little King Kong!"
• Pedro: "Yippe kai yeah, monkey man!"
• Pedro: "That's what I'm talking about!"
• Pedro: "You hear that guys, we're saved!"
• Pedro: "I was flying and then I saw this big cockatoo."
• Pedro: "This cockatoo was ugly."
• Pedro: "He got Jewel, man, and he's taken her to the parade."
• Pedro: "She's on some like weird chicken float."
• Pedro: "It's poppin' in the Amazon."
• Pedro: "You know what 'pop' is backwards? 'Pop!'"
• Pedro: "Hey, Mr. Big-nose, wait up!"
• Pedro: "I know how to set the mood, check it out."
• Pedro: "Come on, who's better than us?"
• Pedro: "Congratulations, Janelle."
• Pedro: "'We'? What you talkin' 'bout 'we'? You speak French?"
• Pedro: "So that's what a blue macaw's s'pose to look like?"
• Pedro: "We could have been legends."
• Pedro: "I mean we already are super-mega-dope, but, you know what I'm saying?"
• Pedro: "Yeah, yeah, (murmurs) along with a bunch of notes I've never heard of..."
• Pedro: "Blu?"
• Pedro: "Listen Blu, we are looking for a singer, a dancer, the whole package!"
• Pedro: "They got mosquitos that suck your blood."
• Pedro: "Dawg, he ain't comin' back. He is de-e-e-e-ad."
• Pedro: "Who's ready for a tropical adventure?!"
• Pedro: "Clock late."
• Pedro: "Come here, let me give you a hug."
• Pedro: "We need something that can make us wiggle."
• Pedro: "We gonna scout the wildest, coolest talent in the jungle!"
• Pedro: "My feathers is poppin' up on the back of my neck..."
• Pedro: "Mm-mm, let's back it up. Beep...beep...beep..."
• Pedro: "Show us what you got."
• Pedro: "That's the end?"
• Pedro: "This is untapped territory."
• Pedro: "Something that'll make us jiggle."
• Pedro: "We need something that pops."
• Pedro: "Woah, lets back it up beep...beep."
• Pedro: "Woah, what's his problem?"
• Pedro: "Woah, little bird's been busy!"
• Pedro: "We wouldn't miss it for the world."
• Pedro: "Hold up, that ain't Bob."
• Pedro: "He ain't coming back. He's de-e-dead."
• Pedro: "If they keep eating each other we got no act."
• Pedro: "Copy that."
• Pedro: "That girl put the 'business' in 'show business'!"
• Pedro: "You gotta bird up! Emancipate yourself from domestication!"

Quotes from Rio: Snakes Alive!

• Pedro: "We are the party!"
• Pedro: "Shake those tail feathers, Rafael!"
• Pedro: "It's not possible, but what have you got?"
• Pedro: "Sure! What could go wrong?"
• Pedro: "Bia! Carla! Tiago! Come on out!"
• Pedro: "Come out, come out wherever you are!"
• Pedro: "Pretty please!"

Gallery

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