José Carioca

He was born in Rio de Janeiro, in a small village. He loves hugging very much, is very friendly, and even if he doesn't know the person, he hugs them to death and treats them to a cigar. He plays the flute and guitar well, and sings and dances very well. A real gentleman and a very friendly man. He has a lot of friends around. He was in America and Mexico besides Brazil. He has two nephews, Zico and Zeka, and he loves them very much.

Brazilian culture, music (especially samba), drinking, traveling, women, partying, meeting friends, dancing, gambling, smoking, learning new things.

Representative of the malandro lifestyle. He embodies all aspects of a typical Brazilian stereotype. He is smart, friendly and always in a good mood. His clothes resemble Brazilian "malandros" (those who behave like a "scoundrel" or "bad guy" in Brazil). He is extremely friendly, charming, kind-hearted and cheerful, as well as very extroverted and talkative, easily makes friends and rarely suffers. He is charming, cool-headed and copes well with difficulties. He is extremely friendly, charming, kind-hearted and elegant, besides being very sociable and talkative, easily makes friends and rarely gets into the same comic scrapes. He is portrayed as a ladies' man, a party lover, and a typical "Brazilian scoundrel" who is called "Malandro" in Portuguese. In the short stories, Jose spends his time impersonating other people to impress girls (who usually see right through him and break his heart) and begging for free dinners at expensive restaurants, a habit that often gets him into trouble. He carries an umbrella with him everywhere, using it as a walking stick.He is very passionate about Brazilian culture, food and drinks, places, music, and often sees samba singing and dancing, a typical Brazilian musical genre. He also strives to share his country's culture and costumes with others.

He usually wears a yellow and cream tuxedo with a light blue shirt and a black bow tie. Jose also wears a golden brown top hat with a black stripe and a black umbrella.

In Brazil, it is known as "Ze Carioca", as "Ze" is a Brazilian diminutive of "Jose". His last name is "Carioca", which is how Brazilians call people who were born in Rio de Janeiro. Jose has red eyes and green hair. He knows a lot about magic tricks and can impress anyone with it. He lives in the village of Xurupita, a simple area of Rio de Janeiro.