Name: Violeta

Breed: budgie

Age: 1 year 4 months

Parents: unknown

Siblings: unknown

Eye color: dark blue

Voice: Jurga Šeduikytė (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KAhEEj1Jzo&list=FL2si4mdcJ09WOpyfL6Bzokg&index=9&feature=plpp)

Mate: Larrie

Likes: Larrie, her friends, samba music, bossa nova music, Carnival, singing, talking

Dislikes: not being able to fly, almost being stepped on

Personality: She is usually happy but can seem like she wants to run away and hide from the world. She gets angry easily. She gets very clumsy when she is nervous. She can also seem very shy to those she doesn't know but she can be very loud around her friends.

History: She hatched in a Vilnius, Lithuania, pet store, where she was bought at two months old. At her owner's home, she was constantly getting into trouble. A year later, her owner took her along on vacation. She caught an airBaltic flight to São Paulo from Vilnius International Airport. The flight was uneventful until it came to final approach into São Paulo. The pilots missed the runway, and soon after, the plane crashed due to a combination of pilot error and engine failure. About a quarter of the passengers survived, including Violeta and her owner. Both were injured, but the owner's were more serious. Violeta suffered a broken right wing. The owner was rushed to the local hospital, where she died later that night due to the severity of her injuries. Violeta was taken to the bird sanctuary in Rio de Janeiro. After a couple X-rays, her wing was removed because it was too badly broken to be saved. The area where the wing used to be was bandaged and Violeta was put in a cage so she could heal. About a month later, the bandage was removed, and Violeta soon adjusted to life as a one-winger. Late one night, she opened her cage from the inside, and escaped from the building. She later fell asleep under a bush. Later that day, while she was exploring Rio, she had to avoid being stepped on many times.

Now, she is used to life in Rio. Despite the risk of being stepped on, she loves it there. She has a few friends now, including Nico, as well as a couple other budgies (brother and sister). Violeta is starting to have feelings for the brother, who also likes her despite the fact that she has one wing and can never fly again.

Relation to Rio: lives in Rio, Nico is one of her friends

*She speaks Lithuanian, and also knows a little bit of English; doesn't understand Portuguese or Spanish.

Lineart (c) Jordan.