José Carioca

José Carioca is a Brazilian parrot from Rio de Janeiro who is a friend of Donald Duck. He speaks Brazilian with a Brazilian accent. He appeared alongside Donald in the films Saludos Amigos (during the segment Aquarela do Brasil), The Three Caballeros and Melody Time. He also made a brief cameo appearance in Who Framed Roger Rabbit and also reappeared in comics and on House of Mouse.
==Creation==
José was created during World War II events via the "Good Neighbor Policy" to enforce Brazil's cooperation. He represents every aspect of the typical Brazilian. He is smart and friendly, always on a good mood. His clothes represent the Brazilian "Malandros" ("Ladies Men" in Portuguese), and his happiness resembles that of Rio de Janeiro. From the end of the Second World War until 1949, American films were not allowed to be exported to Occupied Europe, which included Disney cartoons. To find a new market to make up for this, Walt Disney focused on the South American market, and used José Carioca to help promote this.
==Background==
===Personality===
José is suave, cool and good under pressure. He is portrayed as a ladies man and very fun. He enjoys parties, women and his best friends Donald and Panchito.
===Designs===
José is a green tropical parrot based on one spotted by Walt Disney during his Brazilian trip.
==Appearances==
===Saludos Amigos===
In the film Saludos Amigos, José appears in the final segment, Aquarela do Brasil (translated as Watercolors of Brazil). José is created by a living paint brush. Donald Duck sees the painting and meets José. José introduces himself and seems to be a big fan of Donald Duck and his cartoons. José gives Donald a tour of Brazil and offers cachaça at a restaurant. He also teaches Donald how to dance the Samba, a dance native to Brazil. Later, Donald hiccups and gives a great beat for José to start a song. José and Donald party at the club as the segment ends.
==Two Happy Amigos==
===The Three Caballeros===
José reappears in this sequel film to Saludos Amigos. In the second segment of the film, José presents Donald with a book about Bahia, one of Brazil's states, as a birthday present. José shrinks Donald and himself and the two enter the book. Jose and Donald met up with locals and dance the samba with them. After leaving the book, Donald realizes that he is too small to open his third present. Jose uses "black magic" to transform them both to normal size.
Donald opens his third present, and he and José met Panchito Pistoles, a rooster from Mexico. The three take the name of The Three Caballeros. Panchito takes both José and Donald on a tour of Mexico, telling them the tradition regarding the piñata. José then watches as Donald attempts to break open the piñata. At the end, José lights up some fireworks with his cigar.
===Melody Time===
In Melody Time, José appears in the sixth segment, Blame it on the Samba. José is seen with Donald, as the two are moping in a café. The Aracuan Bird sees them both, and introduces them to the Samba, which manages to cheer up both José and Donald.
===Comics===
José has his own comic book strips in Brazil and South America, similarly to how Panchito has his comic book stories in México and Spanish countries.
===Who Framed Roger Rabbit===
José appeared in Who Framed Roger Rabbit in a very brief cameo with all the Toons during the last 3 minutes of the movie while the toons are confirming what Judge Doom wasn't.
===Mickey Mouse Works===
José makes a notable appearance in the animated series Mickey Mouse Works in the short "Mickey Tries to Cook". Minnie tires of the mundane ham, cheese and tomato sandwiches that Mickey continuously makes on their dates. Later, Mickey mistakenly believes that José and Minnie have begun dating after seeing the two together in a super market. Mickey tries to become more sophisticated with his cooking, but his efforts backfire. Minnie then sets things straight; she had asked José to set up a dinner date for her and Mickey that featured Brazilian food. Ironically, the food turns out to be ham, cheese and tomato sandwiches, though José calls the food by its Brazilian translation.
===House of Mouse===
José made several appearances in House of Mouse, mostly in crowd scenes with Panchito.
In the episode "The Three Caballeros", he is asked to perform at the club as part of the Three Caballeros. However, problems arise when Donald realizes that no one remembers that he is part of the group. To this end, Donald takes various measures meant to ensure that he isn't forgotten. Finally, Mickey calls José and Panchito to solve the problem. The duo solve the problem by humiliating Donald and making him popular on stage.
He also has a large role in "Not So Goofy", where he is hired to teach Goofy to become "Un-Goofy" and later performs "My Name is Panchito" with Panchito and Donald.
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===Mickey Mouse (2013)===
José first appeared in "O Futebol Clássico" as a commentator on World Cup matches.
He also appeared alongside Panchito Pistoles and Donald Duck in "¡Feliz Cumpleaños!".
In "Carnaval", José attended the titular party in Rio de Janeiro as a singer. Towards the end, he and the other ushers assisted Mickey in rescuing Minnie.
===Mickey Mouse Mixed Adventures===
José appeared in the episode "Mickey's Perfecto Day", where Donald and the others visit Madrid to watch the Three Caballeros perform. Both José and Panchito are formally introduced to Daisy and are excited to be reunited, but Donald bites into the spicy food and loses his voice. José and Panchito accept Daisy as Donald's replacement, but after Donald regains his voice from a tantrum, the trio reunite. They sing at Goofy and El Horace's dance performance and still have Daisy accompany them, forming a quartet.
===The Legend of the Three Caballeros.===
In this spinoff series, José first meets Donald and Panchito when the three inherit Clinton Coot's adventurer's cabana, due to their direct kinship with the original Three Caballeros. Much of José's characterization in the show borrows from his comic book incarnations as a consistently broken man who gets by on his charisma and quick thinking. At first, he is reluctant to follow in his descendants' footsteps as a hero, but eventually accepts his fate (though his crush on Xandra helps). José also has a talent for speaking many different languages, although he tends to say the wrong things, which only gets him and his friends into more trouble. In the episode "Nazca Racing", José is shown as a naïve philanthropist who is easily taken advantage of by obvious frauds.
===DuckTales (2017)===
José, along with Panchito, debuted in the second season of the reboot "The City Where Everyone Was Nice!". Here he is a member of the DuckTales incarnation of the Three Caballeros, who in the show were a band that Donald was a part of in college. She first claims to be a setter (a person whose job requires them to travel all the time) before revealing that she is just a flight attendant. He renews his friendship with Donald and Panchito to defeat Drosera occidentum. He appears in two more episodes: "Louie's Eleven!" and "The Last Adventure!".
===Alice in Wonderland (1951 Film)===
Two José look-alikes can be seen on the jury, but both seem older and dress differently than how José usually dresses as well as both of them missing José's bright red and blue tail feathers.
==Disney Parks==
José appears as an extremely rare meet-and-greet character in the United States, but appears regularly at Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.
José was also featured in The Mickey Mouse Revue, which ran at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom from 1971 to 1980 and then at Tokyo Disneyland from 1983 to 2009.
José's likeness is also featured at Disney's All-Star Music Resort and Disney's Coronado Springs Resort at Walt Disney World.
José can be spotted in the Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland versions of It's a Small World as a marionette.
===Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros===
José appears in the Epcot boat ride along with Donald and Panchito. In the ride, The Three Caballeros plan to perform a concert in Mexico City, but Donald goes missing, prompting José and Panchito to go on a search for their missing friend.
===Mickey's Soundsational Parade===
José appears in the newest parade at Disneyland. José and Panchito join Donald as they dance along the parade with female dancers. He carries a long stick for breaking piñatas.
==External Links==
*José Carioca at the INDUCKS
*José Carioca's profile at Disney's HooZoo
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