José "Zé" Carioca (; ) is a
cartoon
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anthropomorphic
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Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics t ...
parrot
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created by the Brazilian cartoonist
José Carlos de Brito (J. Carlos) and shown to Walt Disney in his trip to Rio de Janeiro in 1941.
The Walt Disney Company
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then incorporated the idea, being introduced in the 1942 film ''
Saludos Amigos
''Saludos Amigos'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "Greetings, Friends") is a 1942 American Live-action animated film, live-action/animated anthology film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. It is the List of ...
'' as a friend of
Donald Duck
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, described by ''
Time
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'' as "a dapper
Brazilian parrot
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, who is as superior to Donald Duck as the Duck was to Mickey Mouse". He speaks Brazilian Portuguese with a Brazilian Portuguese accent. He returned in the 1944 film ''
The Three Caballeros
''The Three Caballeros'' is a 1944 American live-action/animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film premiered in Mexico City on December 21, 1944. It was released in the United States on ...
'' along with Donald and a Mexican rooster named
Panchito Pistoles
Panchito Pistoles is a cartoon character, cartoon anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic rooster created by Fred Moore (animator), Fred Moore. He first appeared in the 1944 Disney film ''The Three Caballeros'' with his friends Donald Duck and José Ca ...
. José is from
Rio de Janeiro
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, Brazil (thus the name "
Carioca
Carioca ( or ) is a demonym used to refer to anything related to the City of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. The original meaning of the term is controversial, maybe from Tupi language "''kari' oka''", meaning "white house" as the whitewashed stone ...
", which is a term used for a person born in Rio).
Animation
In addition to ''
Saludos Amigos
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'' and ''
The Three Caballeros
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'' (the Latin American film pair), José appeared with Donald and the
Aracuan Bird in the "Blame It on the Samba" segment of the 1948 anthology feature ''
Melody Time
''Melody Time'' is a 1948 American live-action/animated musical film produced by Walt Disney. The tenth Disney animated feature film, it was released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on May 27, 1948. Made up of seven segments set to popular mu ...
''.
He also appeared in the segment "Two Happy Amigos" in a 1960 episode of the anthology television series ''
Walt Disney Presents
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''. Much later, he was seen in the
Disney Channel
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series ''
Mickey Mouse Works
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'' and ''
House of Mouse
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'', as well as in two episodes of ''
Mickey and the Roadster Racers
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'' alongside Panchito ("Mickey's Perfecto Day!" and "Super-Charged: Daisy's Grande Goal"). He also made a brief cameo in the 1988 motion picture ''
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American live-action/animated comedy mystery film directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Frank Marshall and Robert Watts, and loosely adapted by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman from Gary K. Wolf's 1 ...
''.
In the ''
Mickey Mouse
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'' short "O Futebol Clássico", José is seen as the announcer of a Brazilian soccer game. He later appears with Donald and Panchito in "¡Feliz Cumpleaños!" as performers at Mickey's birthday and in "Carnaval" as a performer in the parade.
José starred in the main role of ''
Legend of the Three Caballeros
''Legend of the Three Caballeros'' is an animated television series based on the 1944 animated Disney film ''The Three Caballeros'' and features the characters Donald Duck, José Carioca and Panchito Pistoles.
It was first released in 2018 in ...
'', alongside
Panchito Pistoles
Panchito Pistoles is a cartoon character, cartoon anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic rooster created by Fred Moore (animator), Fred Moore. He first appeared in the 1944 Disney film ''The Three Caballeros'' with his friends Donald Duck and José Ca ...
and
Donald Duck
Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is known fo ...
, which was released on the Disney Life app. He is voiced by
Eric Bauza
Eric Bauza (born December 7, 1979) is a Canadian-American voice actor and comedian. His most-known roles include Stimpy on '' Ren and Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"'', Foop on ''The Fairly OddParents'' and its reboot ''Fairly Odder'', Thunderbolt Ro ...
in this version. He also appeared in the
2017 ''DuckTales'' series, voiced by Bernardo de Paula.
Comics
In the early 1940s, the Sunday-only
''Silly Symphony'' comic strip featured José Carioca, in a series running from Oct 11, 1942 to October 1, 1944. This was replaced by a
Panchito strip, which ran for another year.
José is quite popular in Brazil, appearing alongside
Mickey Mouse
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and Donald Duck in the local
Disney comics
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The first Disney comics were newspaper strips appearing from 1930 on, starting with ...
. In Brazil, he is known as Zé Carioca ("Zé" being a familiar form for Portuguese name "José", in much the same way "Joe" is a familiar form for the English name "Joseph"). Between 1961 and 2018, he had his Brazilian
comic book
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s, in which he is portrayed as living with his friends Nestor (an anthropomorphic crow), Afonsinho (an anthropomorphic duck), and Pedrão (an anthropomorphic dog), along with other characters: his nephews ''Zico'' and ''Zeca'' (also parrots), his girlfriend Maria Vaz (Portuguese: ''Rosinha Vaz'', another anthropomorphic parrot), daughter of rich entrepreneur Rocha Vaz (an anthropomorphic toucan), and his romantic rival ''Zé Galo'' (an anthropomorphic rooster). Local production ended in 2001, but was restarted in 2012. José now has a pet, Old Tom, an alligator originated from the 1960s Studio Program duck stories. Since September 2020, new José stories are published by Culturama in the comic book ''Aventuras Disney''.
Comics featuring Joe Carioca, as he is called in the Netherlands, appear occasionally in the
Dutch
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* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
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People E ...
''
Donald Duck
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'' magazine. In these short stories, José occupies his time assuming false identities to impress girls (who usually see through him, leaving him brokenhearted), and wangling free dinners in expensive restaurants, a habit that often gets him into trouble.
He appears extremely rarely in the
German
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''
Micky Maus
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'' comics and
:de: Lustiges Taschenbuch, having appeared around 10 times since his 1980 debut.
In the Brazilian comics, Zé is also part of his neighborhood
soccer
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team and runs a
samba school
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. He has a secret identity as a superhero, ''Morcego Verde'' (''Green Bat'', a
Batman
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spoof), although he is easily recognized by his neighbors.
In recent years, José Carioca has been used alongside Panchito and Donald in two comics by American artist
Don Rosa
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, ''
The Three Caballeros Ride Again
"The Three Caballeros Ride Again" is a 2000 Donald Duck comic by Don Rosa.
The story was first published in the Danish '' Anders And & Co.'' #2000-40; the first American publication was in ''Walt Disney's Comics and Stories'' #635, in August 20 ...
'' (2000) and ''
The Magnificent Seven (Minus 4) Caballeros
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'' (2005). The creation of a
Brazil
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ian animated character during the
Second World War
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was part of a strategy called "
Good Neighbor Policy
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" headed by the
United States
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government to improve relations and gather support amongst its neighbor countries.
Recent uses
In April 2007, Disney re-introduced José Carioca (along with the third Caballero, Panchito) in the newly revamped ride at Epcot's Mexico Pavilion with entirely new animation and a new storyline. It has been dubbed "
The Gran Fiesta Tour". After being reunited, The Three Caballeros are set to play a show in Mexico City. But Donald goes missing. José and Panchito must search throughout Mexico for Donald as he takes in various sights around Mexico. The character was previously voiced by
Rob Paulsen
Robert Frederick Paulsen III (born March 11, 1956) is an American voice actor, known for his roles in numerous animated television series and films. He received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program and three Anni ...
, although in June 2020 Paulsen announced that, as a Caucasian voice actor, he will no longer play characters of color, including the Brazilian José.
José can also be seen in the
Hong Kong Disneyland
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version of
It's a Small World
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, which opened on April 28, 2008, as well as the
Disneyland
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(in
California
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) version of It's a Small World, installed during major refurbishments between January and November 2008, also as the
Tokyo Disneyland
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version of
It's a Small World
"It's a Small World" is a water-based boat ride located in the Fantasyland area at various Disney theme parks worldwide, including Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California; Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida; Tokyo Di ...
, installed during major refurbishments between March 2017 and April 2018.
José and Panchito's costumes were extinct at the Disneyland Resort by 2011, but were re-Imagineered for
Mickey's Soundsational Parade in May 2011. They now appear with
Donald Duck
Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is known fo ...
and dancers with a float where Donald is trying to hit a Piñata. José and Panchito also regularly appear in the
Walt Disney World
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Magic Kingdom
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parade, "Move It! Shake It! MousekeDance It! Street Party", which debuted in 2014 and continues through 2020.
He returned with Donald Duck and Panchito Pistoles in the 2018 series ''
Legend of the Three Caballeros
''Legend of the Three Caballeros'' is an animated television series based on the 1944 animated Disney film ''The Three Caballeros'' and features the characters Donald Duck, José Carioca and Panchito Pistoles.
It was first released in 2018 in ...
''.
José's cigar was removed along with Panchito's pistols.
He makes two appearances in the
2017 ''DuckTales'' series where he and Panchito used to be Donald's old college bandmates who return to kickstart their band again. He's revealed to work as a flight attendant and uses his umbrella as a weapon against enemies.
In other media
Video games
In 2002, José Carioca appears in the games of the Disney Sports series produced by
Konami
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for
Nintendo
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Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produce ...
's
GameCube
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and
Game Boy Advance
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platforms, José is part of The TinyRockets teams alongside
Huey, Dewey, and Louie
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, the games are ''
Disney Sports Soccer
, known as ''Disney Sports Football'' in Europe, is a pair of 2002 sports game, sports video games released by Konami, one for the GameCube, and the other for the Game Boy Advance.
Gameplay
Teams
* The Superstars (captain: Mickey Mouse, tea ...
'' (
Association football
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), ''
Disney Sports Basketball'' (
basketball
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) and ''
Disney Sports Football'' (
American football
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).
See also
*
Malandragem
Malandragem () is a Portuguese term for a lifestyle of idleness, fast living and petty crime – traditionally celebrated in samba lyrics, especially those of Noel Rosa and Bezerra da Silva. The exponent of this lifestyle, the ''malandro'' (mas ...
*
Jeitinho
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*
Gérson's law In Brazilian culture, Gérson's Law (Portuguese: ''Lei de Gérson'') is an adage which reflects the way Brazilians behave towards themselves, immortalizing concepts such as jeitinho and malandragem. In short, Gérson's Law says one should take unfa ...
*
José do Patrocínio Oliveira
José do Patrocínio Oliveira ( Jundiaí, February 11, 1904 – Los Angeles, December 22, 1987), known by the pseudonym Zé Carioca, was a Brazilian musician and voice actor.
Biography
Self-taught on musical instruments, Zé Carioca played the ...
References
External links
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