José Carioca
José Carioca | |
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The Three Caballeros character | |
First appearance | Saludos Amigos (1942) |
Created by | Fred Moore |
Voiced by | José Oliveira (original) Rob Paulsen (1999–2020) Eric Bauza (Legend of the Three Caballeros, 2024-present) Bernardo de Paula (DuckTales)[1] Sérgio Stern (Disney theme parks; Mickey Mouse Funhouse) |
In-universe information | |
Alias | Joe Carioca Zé Carioca |
Species | Parrot |
Gender | Male |
Affiliation | Panchito Pistoles Donald Duck |
Relatives | Zico and Zeca (nephews) |
Nationality | Brazilian |
José "Zé" Carioca (/ʒoʊˈzeɪ kæriˈoʊkə/; Portuguese: [ʒuˈzɛ kaˈɾjɔkɐ]) is a cartoon anthropomorphic parrot created by the Brazilian cartoonist José Carlos de Brito (J. Carlos) and shown to Walt Disney on his trip to Rio de Janeiro in 1941. The Walt Disney Company then incorporated the idea, being introduced in the 1942 film Saludos Amigos as a friend of Donald Duck, described by Time as "a dapper Brazilian parrot, who is as superior to Donald Duck as the Duck was to Mickey Mouse." He speaks Portuguese with a Brazilian accent.[2] He returned in the 1944 film The Three Caballeros along with Donald and a Mexican rooster named Panchito Pistoles. José is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (thus the name "Carioca", which is a term used for a person born in Rio).[3]
Appearances
Animation
In addition to
He also appeared in the segment "Two Happy Amigos" in a 1960 episode of the anthology television series
In the Mickey Mouse 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, alongside Panchito Pistoles and Donald Duck, which was released on the Disney Life app.[4] José's cigar was removed in this series. He is voiced by Eric Bauza in this version.
He also appeared in a recurring role in the 2017 DuckTales series, voiced by Bernardo de Paula, where he and Panchito used to be Donald's old college bandmates who return to kickstart their band again.[1] He's revealed to work as a flight attendant and uses his umbrella as a weapon against enemies.
José also has a cameo appearance in the 2023 short film Once Upon a Studio, as part of the Walt Disney Animation Studios characters that take a group photo.[5]
Comics
In the early 1940s, the Sunday-only Silly Symphony comic strip featured José Carioca, in a series running from October 11, 1942 to October 1, 1944. This was replaced by a Panchito strip, which ran for another year.[6]
José is quite popular in Brazil, appearing alongside Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck in the local Disney comics. 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").[7] Between 1961[8] and 2018,[9] he had his Brazilian comic books, 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.[10]
Comics featuring Joe Carioca, as he is called in the Netherlands, appear occasionally in the
He appears extremely rarely in the German
In the Brazilian comics, Zé is also part of his neighborhood soccer team and runs a samba school. He has a secret identity as a superhero, Morcego Verde (Green Bat, a Batman 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
In 2023, Dutch stories introduced Parquita, José's new girlfriend.[12]
Disney Parks
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.[13] The character was previously voiced by Rob Paulsen, although in June 2020 Paulsen announced that, as a Caucasian voice actor, he will no longer play characters of color, including the Brazilian José.[14]
José can also be seen in the
José and Panchito's costumes were extinct at the Disneyland Resort by 2011, but were re-Imagineered for
Television shows
In 1996, in Brazil, José presented the talk show Disney Club within the children's program TV Colosso, shown on Sundays on TV Globo. The character's puppet was manipulated by voice actor Marco Antônio Costa.
Video games
In 2002, José Carioca appears in the games of the Disney Sports series produced by Konami for Nintendo's GameCube and Game Boy Advance platforms, José is part of The TinyRockets teams alongside Huey, Dewey, and Louie, the games are Disney Sports Soccer (Association football), Disney Sports Basketball (basketball) and Disney Sports Football (American football).
See also
References
- ^ a b "DuckTales introduces the Three Caballeros at Comic-Con". Entertainment Weekly. 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "The New Pictures". Time. 25 January 1943. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ISBN 978-0786863365.
- ^ "Disney Made A 'Three Caballeros' TV Series, But Most People Can't See It". Cartoon Brew. 24 June 2018.
- ^ Reif, Alex (16 October 2023). "Disney's "Once Upon a Studio" – List of Characters in Order of Appearance". Laughing Place.
- ISBN 9780472117567.
- ISBN 978-1683900177.
- ^ Line, A. TARDE On (4 December 2012). "Zé Carioca ganha novas histórias para comemorar 70 anos". Portal A TARDE (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Abril confirma, em comunicado a assinantes, o fim dos quadrinhos Disney na editora". UNIVERSO HQ (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Zé Carioca volta a ter HQs produzidas no Brasil". UNIVERSO HQ (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "José Carioca | Lustiges Taschenbuch". www.lustiges-taschenbuch.de.
- ^ "Alex van Koten". lambiek.net. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "The Three Caballeros return… in Orlando". Cartoon Brew. 9 April 2007. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ Eakin, Marah (30 June 2020). "Voice actor Rob Paulsen says he won't play a character of color again". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
External links
- José Carioca at Inducks
- José Carioca at Mickey Mouse Athletics. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017
- José Carioca at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016.
- José "Joe" Carioca in the HooZoo
- José "Joe" Carioca in a Who's who in Duckburg