Zé Carioca from Saludos Amigos

Zé Carioca

Saludos Amigos

In the early 1940s, Walt Disney and his staff were sent by the U.S. government on a trip to Latin America to strengthen relations between the two Americas in... [Read more]

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The Brazilian Jitterbird | José Carioca | Joe Carioca | Ze Carioca | Jose Carioca | Morcego VerdeSee more
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English: Eric Bauza | Rob Paulsen

Multilingual: Bernardo de Paula

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In the early 1940s, Walt Disney and his staff were sent by the U.S. government on a trip to Latin America to strengthen relations between the two Americas in the run-up to World War II.

The result of this trip were Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros, two of the most picturesque Disney Classics, in which Donald Duck found himself in close contact with the customs and traditions of a land exotic to him.

The Brazilian parrot José Carioca, followed at a later point by the Mexican rooster Panchito, became the symbol of this cultural bridge, a character that Walt's staff created to act as a guide for Donald, accompanying him through the beauties of Brazil and beyond. Cheerful, carefree... and somewhat broke, José is someone who's always trying to enjoy life, even without having the means to do so, and was strongly inspired by a parrot that shares his name, a protagonist of some popular Brazilian jokes.

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