Nico

Bio

Nico and Pedro first meet Blu when he arrives in Rio de Janeiro. Upon hearing that he's there to meet a girl, they give him some advice on how to attract her. They then attempt to free Blu from the cage but Blu deters them. They meet again in the marketplace, where Rafael took them to see Luiz. They inform Rafael that Luiz left on a trolley, but that they can catch the next one. Nico and Pedro then take the two blue macaws to a birds' Samba Club. Nico starts to sing "Hot Wings (I Wanna Party)" together with Pedro. Suddenly, they are attacked by the marmosets, led by Mauro. During the fight, he and Nico use grapes to hit the monkeys. Kipo, a Roseate Spoonbill, help Blu and Jewel escape from some of the marmosets by grabbing their chain and carrying them to the trolley. When The Marmosets try to stop them by forming a chain and grabbing Blu, Nico throws his bottle cap at the lead marmoset, knocking him off. Eventually, the birds escape onto the trolley and set off to Luiz's garage. On the way to Luiz's garage, Rafael decides to "set the mood" for Blu to confess his love for Jewel. Nico tells Pedro to "follow [his] lead" after Pedro sings "Drop it Low". Nico starts to sing "Fly Love" while Pedro plays the trolley's cable strings like a guitar, while Rafael knocks cherry blossoms off the trees. Blu ruins the moment by saying the wrong things and being choked by a flower petal getting stuck in his throat. Watching this, Pedro gets Nico to stop singing, and Nico imitates a falling bomb, as they see Jewel giving Blu the Heimlich maneuver to save him. The group meets with Luiz, who shockingly scares Nico and Pedro, who turns out to be a bulldog, and he tries to break the chain by using a table saw. After a series of chaotic events, Blu and Jewel are released when Luiz's drool lubricates the chain. Nico, Jewel, Rafael, and Pedro fly off together, leaving Blu depressed. After Blu decides to go back to Linda instead of staying with Jewel, he gets into an argument with Jewel,

Appearance

Nico is a small and slender Yellow Canary. He has yellow feathers with a white chest, white underwings, and brown-tipped wings and tail. His eye color is brown and he has a bright orange beak and legs. He wears a bottle cap as a hat, with green and blue curvy wide lines, representing the streets of Copacabana.

Personality

Nico is very much like Pedro: a nice, friendly, sociable, and outgoing type of bird. He's very brotherly when it comes to his best friend Pedro. He loves music, partying, dancing, and likes to samba as much as Pedro, but he is shown to be sensitive about it since he gets upset when somebody says they hate samba; Blu said so before and it made Nico cry. Nico loves life in Rio and the Amazon, yet when they were first in the Amazon jungle, Nico, alongside Rafael, Blu, and Pedro, was shown to be rather nervous in the unfamiliar surroundings. He is confident, loves being the center of attention, and loves being in the spotlight. He likes to help whoever he can and is a supportive kind of bird who likes giving advice and loves to live life how he wants to and to the fullest.

Relationships

Pedro Nico and Pedro are best friends. They act like brothers and show a lot of brotherly affection throughout the films. They are always seen together and they also love to sing and dance with each other. He and Pedro both give Blu advice on how to get "the girls". When Blu made Nico cry, he cried on Pedro's shoulder, which also shows that Nico trusts Pedro a lot. Nico is the singer while Pedro is the rapper, making for an effective music duo.

Relationship

Blu Nico is good friends with Blu. Since Blu is new to Rio, Nico shows Blu how to "samba" or party. He also gives Blu advice on how to get a girl by telling him to "make the first move" because "Brazilian ladies respond to confidence." Nico also tries to "set the mood" for Blu and Jewel. Nico cries when Blu said that he hated samba, although he forgives Blu suddenly which is proven as he and Pedro go out to get Jewel to bring her back to Blu. In the sequel, he gives Blu advice when he fears he may be losing Jewel to the call of the wild and gives advice along with Pedro and Rafael.

Relationship

Jewel Nico and Jewel are good friends but rarely talk with each other (Jewel ignores him and Pedro most of the time). Although Nico agrees with Pedro that Jewel is attractive, he doesn't seem to have any romantic feelings for her. After Blu and Jewel get into a fight, Nico and Pedro go after Jewel to try and get her to come back to Blu, only to see Jewel get taken by Nigel.

Relationship

Rafael Nico and Rafael have known each other for quite some time. Rafael refers to Nico and Pedro as "family" and Nico calls Rafael "The King of Carnival".

Relationship

Nigel Nico is afraid of Nigel, after seeing him take Jewel. Pedro was ready to go after Jewel and Nigel. But Nico said, "Did you see the talons on that guy?" Obviously proving that he didn't want to mess with Nigel, they flew for their lives. When Nico and Pedro go to tell Blu that Nigel has Jewel, Pedro says, "...I saw this big cockatoo!" and Nico then says, "With big ninja talons! And he was like, 'You're coming with me, you little princess!'" with a scared look on his face.

Relationship

Luiz Nico is good friends with Luiz, though, during the attempt to rescue Jewel, Nico gets a face full of the bulldog's drool. In Rio 2, he joins a conversation with Luiz, Pedro, Blu, and Rafael about the Amazon.

Relationship

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 Pedro (Rafael as well), calling them all uncles in the Rio: Snakes Alive! novel. Out of the three, Carla seems to hold Nico and Pedro in the highest regard, changing her mind about not going to the Amazon when she learns they are going. She also assists them in scouting for talent once they get there.

Relationship

Eduardo Addressed as "city boys" by Jewel's father, Nico and Pedro are allowed to be in the jungle. However, Eduardo tells Nico and Pedro that they can't take any of the tribe out of the jungle. Eduardo also takes Nico's bottle cap hat away, as the item is human. After the loggers are driven off, Nico, Pedro, and Eduardo (along with Mimi, Rafael, Carla, Bia, and Tiago) do a victory cheer together. At the end of the movie, Eduardo (who is now wearing a fanny pack, just like Blu) gives Nico his bottle cap hat back.