The new ones on duty may not know it, but the disney there is a brazilian character that became VERY FAMOUS around the world. Yes, we are talking about Zé Carioca, which, in 2022, is turning 80 years old. Too legendary, right? It is for these and other reasons that Purebreak decided to list some curiosities about this icon that you may not know. Did you leave to stay on top of this piece of history?
Emergence
Second Ezequiel de Azevedo in “O Tico-Tico: One Hundred Years of Magazine“, in 1941, during a visit to Brazil, walt disney was presented by the cartoonist J. Carlos with a drawing of a parrot hugging the Donald Duck🇧🇷 A year later, in 1942, in the United States, the entrepreneur met the musician José do Patrocínio Oliveiraknown as Zezinho🇧🇷 The caricatured mannerisms of the paulista (yes, he wasn’t from Rio de Janeiro) inspired the personality of what would become Zé Carioca, a very Brazilian parrot, full of ginga and trickery.
Original name
Here in Brazil, we know the character as Zé Carioca. However, in English, it is called joe carioca🇧🇷
political strategy
It was during the Second World War that Zé Carioca was created. Its emergence took place as part of the Good Neighbor Policy of the American president. Franklin Roosevelt🇧🇷 The purpose? Bring Latin American countries closer to the United States. In addition to the Brazilian parrot, Disney also created the Mexican rooster. panchito🇧🇷 Accompanied by Donald Duck, they later formed the trio known as The Three Caballeros (The Three Horsemen).
apparitions
Zé Carioca’s debut was in “hello friends” (or “Saludos Amigos”, in English). In the 1942 film, Donald Duck lands in Brazil and is received, guess what, by our Tupiniquim parrot, who introduces his friend to samba and cachaça. Zezinho, who inspired the creation of the character, was responsible for his dubbing.
1942 also saw the debut of our Brazilian legend in comics. His first story was “The King of Carnival“. In these comics, Zé Carioca is a typical rogue who always finds a Brazilian way of escaping theft.
Since then, the character has occasionally appeared in movies, almanacs, and even television. His story has also been developing, with secondary characters being added over the years.
80 years of Zé Carioca: what’s next?
The parrot’s 80th birthday will not go unnoticed. Disney is preparing several actions and activations over the coming months to celebrate this special date, such as the launch of consumer products, special content on social networks, among many other innovations.
Book rescues memories of the character
The celebrations began in July, during the São Paulo International Book Biennial, when Disney and the publisher Culturama released “The essentials of Zé Carioca: celebrating the 80th anniversary of his debut”, which features 14 stories, spread over 144 pages , which portray key moments in the character’s life, from his beginnings to the most recent phase, accompanied by articles full of information, curiosities and incredible images.
Disney+ series promises to reintroduce the Brazilian parrot to new generations
Already in March, Tony Anselmovoice actor of Donald Duck, revealed, during the Ontario Comic Con, in Canada, that the disney+ will launch in its catalog the cartoon “Legend Of The Three Caballeros“. The production stars Os Três Cavaleiros. In other words, the new generations will be able to see Zé Carioca in action, alongside Donald Duck and Panchito. Very cool, right?
So, did you already know Zé Carioca?
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