It is possible that Rafael the toucan might be named after one of the director's (Carlos Saldanha's) children, Rafael Saldanha, or one of the storyboard artists, Rafael Zentil.
It's more likely that Rafael in the movies is named after Rafael Saldanha than the storyboard artist.
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Random Rio Facts!
RandomThis is a story for the Rio and Rio 2 fans that I came up with when I was watching Rio 2 yesterday. There is one chapter for each fact, many of them interesting ones you probably didn't know before! If you haven't watched both Rio and Rio 2 these fa...
