Aventura Rios

Not part of Riordanverse The following article/section is from the Sal & Gabi continuity under Rick Riordan Presents and not the Riordanverse canon.

Aventura Rios
Biographical information
Full name	Aventura Rios
Status	Alive
Gender	Female
Family	At least one younger brother
Affiliation	Culeco Academy of the Arts
Residence	Miami, Florida
Physical description
Species	Human
Hair	Dark
Eye	Dark
Behind the scenes
Appearances	Sal & Gabi Break the Universe Sal & Gabi Fix the Universe

“	So, you would have lied to my face if you knew I was there? Lied to me like everyone else has ever lied to me? […] Nee nee nee, Sal. You would have lied to my face, like everyone else in this school. Why is Culeco full of two-faced liars? Why can’t anybody just give me a straight answer? How am I supposed to work under these conditions? I’m sorry Principal Torres, but given the circumstances, I’m sure you’ll understand why I must resign as director of Rompenoche.	”
–Aventura after Sal criticized her writing skills in Sal & Gabi Fix the Universe.

Aventura Rios is a student at Culeco Academy of the Arts.

Sal & Gabi Duology

Sal & Gabi Break the Universe

When Gladis Machado is shown to be scared of Sal Vidon, she tells him to ignore her. When Sal goes to detention in the library she waves at him.

The following day she cosplays as a Latina version of Karin from Mortal Combat and agrees to give Gabi Real her notes, however they will be slightly coded to annoy her. She later helps Sal copy and code her notes for Gabi.

On Saturday she goes to the hospital with her sewing machine to help with the costume for Sal and Gabi's Everyman play. When Yasmany Robles comes to the cafeteria for breakfast, she is surprised to see him there.

When Sal and GabI perform there Everyman play for Mrs. Waked's class she is given extra credit for designing the death costume. She thanks Sal in a series in indecipherable texts.

Sal & Gabi Fix the Universe

Aventura is making a dress for the school play and has Juan Carlos Chaviano model it for her. As Sal and Gabi walk by, the former lets them know he is not prejudice against gender nonconformity. She also congratulates Sal for "getting together" with Gabi.

The following day she is hurt when Sal says the play is terrible. His response makes her cry and Sal locks himself in the bathroom. He comes out but locks himself back in when he sees that she was crying. After Sal vanishes she finds him by Yasmany's locker and drags him to Principal Torres. When in the Principal's office, she apologizes for dragging Sal by the ear and tries to quit as director of the play. However Principal Torres tells her that she already knew the script was bad but knew the parents would love it. She refuses to let her quit and forces Sal to be her co-director. She is given notes to excuse her from her next few classes. After detention, she, Sal, Gabi, and Yasmany wait for Sal's step-mom to pick them up. When she arrives, they get in the car and brainstorm on the way to Gabi's house. She becomes flattered when Yasmany says this is one of the few times he would willingly skip dance class. When they arrive she, Sal, and Lucy are in amazement at the backyard. They find the dads and Ms. Reál having empanadas in an outdoor kitchen and join them. She is exited when she learns some of the empanadas are made of insects. After eating, the kids discuss their plan to retell the story as a more ethnically diverse play reflecting the various ethnicities of the student body. They go on to explain that the play will be held in different classrooms with different students playing the same part and need multiple costumes. The adults agree to help and Gabi says she and Sal should scout out the school for rooms that will work for the play. Before they leave, Ms. Reál says a new dad is joining the family. When they learn it is Yasmany, everyone is shocked. After Yasmany gets over the shock, he dances with her and they all have a group hug.

Later on in the week she and Dr. Doctorpants each supervise a group of costume makers. During parent-teacher night she starts her shift early when Sal volunteers to change Ignacio Real, she warns him to wear a face shield as “little boys squirt”. After the rogue Gabi is taken care of, they introduce her to Aventura as a new transfer student.

A couple of months later during winter break, she, the Sisterverse, Principal Torres, and Yasmany are attending the wedding of Vorágine and the Entropy-sweeper. As Aventura finishes up the toilet's dress, Sal surprises FixGabi with her own Sal, much to the surprise of the others who thought he sacrificed himself to save her.

Appearance

Aventura has a brown complexion and a thin build that "could scare a Cuban mother".

Personality

She finds those who are superstitious to be somewhat crazy. She does not take criticism well, breaking out in tears when someone dislikes her work.

Trivia

• According to Gabi Real, she has handwriting "like the San Francisco Earthquake".
• Aventura is a cosplayer, often cosplaying at school.
• She is an adventurous eater, willing to try bread made of insects.