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| image = [[Image:José Carioca - Saludos Amigos.jpg|220px]]
| image = [[Image:José Carioca - Saludos Amigos.jpg|220px]]
| caption = José Carioca, from ''Saludos Amigos''
| caption = José Carioca, from ''Saludos Amigos''
| first = ''[[Saludos Amigos]]'' (1942)
| first = ''[[Saludos Amigos]]'' (1943)
| creator = [[The Walt Disney Company]]
| creator = [[The Walt Disney Company]]
| voice = [[José Oliveira]]<br>[[Rob Paulsen]] (to date)
| voice = [[José Oliveira]]<br>[[Rob Paulsen]] (to date)
| alias = Joe Carioca<br>Zé Carioca
| alias = Joe Carioca<br>Zé Carioca
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'''José Carioca''' (said Joe-zay) is a [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] [[cartoon character]] drawn as an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphized]] [[parrot]] from [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] (thus "[[Carioca]]", a term which refers to a person born there). José was created in 1942 for the movie ''[[Saludos Amigos]]'' as a friend of [[Donald Duck]], described by TIME magazine as "a dapper Brazilian parrot, who is as superior to Donald Duck as the Duck was to Mickey Mouse".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,850287,00.html|title=The New Pictures|date=25 January 1943|work=TIME|accessdate=2009-06-08}}</ref> He returned in the 1944 film ''[[The Three Caballeros]]'' along with Donald and a Mexican rooster named [[Panchito Pistoles]]. From 1942 to 1945 there was a [[Disney comics#Comic strips|comic strip]] starring José Carioca. José appears with Donald and the [[Aracuan Bird]] in the "Blame it on the Samba" segment of the 1948 anthology feature ''[[Melody Time]].'' He also has a brief cameo as a member of the jury during the trial sequence of the 1951 Disney feature "[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]"
'''José Carioca''' (said Joe-zay) is a [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] [[cartoon character]] drawn as an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphized]] [[parrot]] from [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] (thus "[[Carioca]]", a term which refers to a person born there). José was created in 1943 for the movie ''[[Saludos Amigos]]'' as a friend of [[Donald Duck]], described by TIME magazine as "a dapper Brazilian parrot, who is as superior to Donald Duck as the Duck was to Mickey Mouse".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,850287,00.html|title=The New Pictures|date=25 January 1943|work=TIME|accessdate=2009-06-08}}</ref> He returned in the 1944 film ''[[The Three Caballeros]]'' along with Donald and a Mexican rooster named [[Panchito Pistoles]]. From 1942 to 1945 there was a [[Disney comics#Comic strips|comic strip]] starring José Carioca. José appears with Donald and the [[Aracuan Bird]] in the "Blame it on the Samba" segment of the 1948 anthology feature ''[[Melody Time]].'' He also has a brief cameo as a member of the jury during the trial sequence of the 1951 Disney feature "[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]"


He also appeared in a 1960s TV special, and the [[Disney Channel]] series [[Mickey Mouse Works]] and [[House of Mouse]]. He also made a brief cameo in [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]].
He also appeared in a 1960s TV special, and the [[Disney Channel]] series [[Mickey Mouse Works]] and [[House of Mouse]]. He also made a brief cameo in [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]].
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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 "[[Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros|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 animation for it was apparently directed by [[Eric Goldberg (film director)|Eric Goldberg]].<ref>http://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/the-three-caballeros-return-in-orlando</ref> He is now voiced by [[Rob Paulsen]].
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 "[[Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros|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 animation for it was apparently directed by [[Eric Goldberg (film director)|Eric Goldberg]].<ref>http://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/the-three-caballeros-return-in-orlando</ref> He is now voiced by [[Rob Paulsen]].


José can also be seen in the [[Hong Kong Disneyland]] version of [[It's a Small World]], which opened on April 28, 2008.
José can also be seen in the [[Hong Kong Disneyland]] version of [[It's a Small World]], which opened on April 28, 2008, as well as the [[Disneyland Park (Anaheim)|Disneyland]] (in [[California]]) version of [[It's a Small World]], installed during major refurbishments between January and November 2008.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 14:50, 23 April 2011

José Carioca
File:José Carioca - Saludos Amigos.jpg
José Carioca, from Saludos Amigos
First appearanceSaludos Amigos (1943)
Created byThe Walt Disney Company
Voiced byJosé Oliveira
Rob Paulsen (to date)
In-universe information
AliasJoe Carioca
Zé Carioca

José Carioca (said Joe-zay) is a Disney cartoon character drawn as an anthropomorphized parrot from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (thus "Carioca", a term which refers to a person born there). José was created in 1943 for the movie Saludos Amigos as a friend of Donald Duck, described by TIME magazine as "a dapper Brazilian parrot, who is as superior to Donald Duck as the Duck was to Mickey Mouse".[1] He returned in the 1944 film The Three Caballeros along with Donald and a Mexican rooster named Panchito Pistoles. From 1942 to 1945 there was a comic strip starring José Carioca. José appears with Donald and the Aracuan Bird in the "Blame it on the Samba" segment of the 1948 anthology feature Melody Time. He also has a brief cameo as a member of the jury during the trial sequence of the 1951 Disney feature "Alice in Wonderland"

He also appeared in a 1960s TV special, and the Disney Channel series Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse. He also made a brief cameo in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

José is quite popular in Brazil, appearing alongside Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck in the local Disney Comics. In Brazil he's known as Zé Carioca ("Zé" being a familiar form for Portuguese name "José", as "Joe" is a familiar form for the English name "Joseph"). He currently appears at least every two weeks in his own Brazilian comic books, in which he is portrayed as living with his friends Nestor (a humanized crow) and Pedro (Portuguese: Pedrão, a humanized dog), along with other characters: his nephews Zico and Zeca (also parrots), his girlfriend Maria Vaz (Portuguese: Rosinha Vaz, a humanized parrot), daughter of rich entrepreneur Rocha Vaz; and his rival Zé Galo (no English name as of 2010; a humanized rooster).

Comics featuring José Carioca, as he is called in the Netherlands, appear occasionally in the Dutch Donald Duck 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.

Zé Carioca was inspired by an illustration of the Brazilian comic artist J. Carlos, who had a telling illustration of a parrot Walt Disney in his visit to Brazil, Carlos came to be invited by Disney to draw in their studio, but it declined.[2]

In the Brazilian comics, Zé is also part of his neighborhood soccer team (or acts as a referee) and has a superheroic secret identity, Morcego Verde (Green Bat, a Batman spoof), although he is easily and often recognized, even by his neighbors.

In recent years, José Carioca has been used alongside Panchito and Donald in two comics by American artist Keno Don Rosa.

Carioca as a character at Walt Disney World

The creation of a Brazilian animated character during the Second World War was part of a strategy called "Good Neighbor Policy" headed by the United States government to improve relations and gather support amongst its neighbor countries.

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 animation for it was apparently directed by Eric Goldberg.[3] He is now voiced by Rob Paulsen.

José can also be seen in the Hong Kong Disneyland version of It's a Small World, which opened on April 28, 2008, as well as the Disneyland (in California) version of It's a Small World, installed during major refurbishments between January and November 2008.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The New Pictures". TIME. 25 January 1943. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  2. ^ Antônio Herculano Lopes,Mônica Pimenta Velloso,Sandra Jatahy Pesavent 7Letras, História e linguagens: texto, imagem, oralidade e representações, 161, 162, 2006. ISBN 8575772627, 9788575772621
  3. ^ http://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/the-three-caballeros-return-in-orlando
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