Jewel is a female Spix's Macaw and the deuteragonist of Rio , Rio 2 , Angry Birds Rio , other video games , and almost all the franchise books except Rio no. The deuteragonist human character is Tulio Monteiro. She loves to fly, cherishes her freedom, and would never look into a cage, let alone fly into one.
When she finds herself stuck with a domesticated " pet ", she learns that being grounded may not be so bad after all. Eventually, she learns to be more trustful towards humans, as shown when she lets Tulio tend to her wing at the end of the first movie. When it is believed that Jewel is the last female of her kind, the Spix's Macaw , in the world, she is taken to Tulio 's aviary , to await the arrival of the also speculated last male of their species: Blu.
Blu is initially terrified in Jewel's enclosure, but when he sees Jewel for the first time, he is stunned by how beautiful she is, comparing her to an angel. Jewel attacks Blu at first sight before realizing that he looks just like her, being from the same species. She leads him to find an escape route a ventilation duct , but Blu, who misinterprets her words, unknowingly attempts to kiss her. Outraged and disgusted, Jewel attacks Blu before tackling him off the tree because of Blu's singing.
Tulio and Linda leave to give them privacy because they assume they are mating. Jewel continues to attack Blu when they leave. Later, while trying to escape, she questions Blu about why he enjoys human company and cages while Blu tries to sleep so as he puts it "this whole nightmare will be over!
Then she is captured by a young boy named Fernando , who takes her and Blu to a band of smugglers. Before they arrive in the smugglers' hideout , Jewel and Blu play dead, and she takes the opportunity to try to escape. Jewel bites Marcel and flies up to find a way to escape. Just as Jewel spots an escape route, which is another vent she is stopped by the lead smuggler's pet, a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo named Nigel.
