History YMMV / SaludosAmigos

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: José's first meeting with Donald is a huge heartwarming moment. They've just politely traded cards, and José, upon seeing that he's talking to "Pato Donald," [[TheKnightsWhoSaySquee reacts with utter glee]]. When Donald goes in for a handshake, José glomps him in an embrace, welcomes him to Brazil, then begins rattling off a list of places he wants to show Donald. Then he does.
** Also, Donald never gets angry at José despite the latter's overwhelming enthusiasm. Given Donald's usual HairTriggerTemper, one could expect him to have little patience for the parrot's antics, but even though he ''does'' appear to get slightly annoyed at some points, it never lasts long and he ultimately keeps a cheerful attitude, genuinely enjoying José's friendship and their trip to Brazil.

* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: José is ''heavily'' popular in Brazil, even rivaling with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck in popularity among the Brazilian fans. He has been featured prominently in the local Disney comics since the 1950s, and has his own comic book since 1961, with stories entirely made by Brazilian Disney artists. Interestingly, as the years passed, some of the Brazilian authors actually made him a little less stereotypical by giving him new outfits, more consistent with the weather and contemporary fashion in Brazil - let's not forget his original clothes reflect the style of Rio in [[TheForties the 1940s]] - and introducing new characters, such as his many friends from the neighborhood and his cousins from different parts of Brazil, thus giving him a wider range of possibilities for the stories and better opportunities to exploit lesser-known aspects of the Brazilian culture.

* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: José is ''heavily'' popular in Brazil, even rivaling with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck in popularity among the Brazilian fans. He has been featured prominently in the local Disney comics since the 1950s, and has his own comic book since 1961, with stories entirely made by Brazilian Disney artists. Interestingly, as the years passed, some of the Brazilian authors actually made him a little less stereotypical by giving him new outfits, more consistent with the weather and contemporary fashion in Brazil - let's not forget his original clothes reflect the style of Rio in the 1940s - and introducing new characters, such as his many friends from the neighborhood and his cousins from different parts of Brazil, thus giving him a wider range of possibilities for the stories and better opportunities to exploit lesser-known aspects of the Brazilian culture.

* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: While José appeared in a few ''Walt Disney's Comics and Stories'' in the states before becoming mostly forgotten about, he got his own (and currently ongoing) comic book series over in Brazil (where his given name is shortened to "Zé", which is the most common diminutive form of "José"). He's also a really popular character in comics of the Dutch Donald Duck magazine.

* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: While José appeared in a few ''Walt Disney's Comics and Stories'' in the states before becoming mostly forgotten about, he got his own (and currently ongoing) comic book series over in Brazil (where his given name is shortened to "Zé", which is the most common diminutive form of "José"). He's also a really popular character in comics of the Dutch Donald Duck magazine.* EnsembleDarkhorse: Together with Panchito of ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeCaballeros'', José has become a very iconic character among some crowds (because the general public doesn't really know about these movies).

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Together with Panchito of ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeCaballeros'', José has become a very iconic character among some crowds (because the general public doesn't really know about these movies).

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: While José appeared in a few ''Walt Disney's Comics and Stories'' in the states before becoming mostly forgotten about, he got his own (and currently ongoing) comic book series over in Brazil (where his given name is shortened to "Zé", which is the most common diminutive form of "José"). He's also a really popular character in comics of the Dutch Donald Duck magazine.

%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: WATERCOLOR OF BRAZIL.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: The opening of "Aquarela do Brasil" is a gorgeous piece of animation in which painting of the Brazilian landscape comes to life and morphs into various birds, all while the titular song plays in the background.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Together with Panchito of ''Disney/TheThreeCaballeros'', José has become a very iconic character among some crowds (because the general public doesn't really know about these movies).

* CounterpartComparison: José Carioca is compared a lot to [[Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Prince Naveen]], as both are suave, handsome Brazilian-accented[[note]]Naveen is from a fictional country, but his voice actor was Brazilian[[/note]] gentlemen who play a guitar[[note]]or, in the case of José, an umbrella like a guitar in ''Disney/TheThreeCaballeros''[[/note]].

%%* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: WATERCOLOR OF BRAZIL.

* HeartwarmingMoments: José's first meeting with Donald is a huge heartwarming moment. They've just politely traded cards, and José, upon seeing that he's talking to "Pato Donald," [[TheKnightsWhoSaySquee reacts with utter glee]]. When Donald goes in for a handshake, José glomps him in an embrace, welcomes him to Brazil, then begins rattling off a list of places he wants to show Donald. Then he does.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: WATERCOLOR OF BRAZIL

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: While José appeared in a few ''Walt Disney's Comics and Stories'' in the states before becoming mostly forgotten about, he got his own (and currently ongoing) comic book series over in Brazil (where his given name is shortened to "Zé", which is the most common diminutive form of "José"). He's also a really popular character in comics of the Dutch Donald Duck magazine.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: THE WATERCOLORS OF BRAZIL

* SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove: While ''The Three Caballeros'' remains the more popular of Disney's Latin American package films, the authors of some unofficial Disney blogs, such as Ultimate Disney and Blog/UnshavedMouse, have admitted preferring ''Saludos Amigos''. Among other reasons, ''Saludos''' shorter running time means it doesn't suffer from EndingFatigue, and doesn't overwhelm the viewer with trippy {{Padding}}.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: While José appeared in a few ''Walt Disney's Comics and Stories'' in the states before becoming mostly forgotten about, he got his own (and currently ongoing) comic book series over in Brazil (where his given name is shortened to "Zé", which is the most common diminutive form of "José").
** He's also a really popular character in comics of the Dutch Donald Duck magazine.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Together with Panchito of ''TheThreeCaballeros'', José has become a very iconic character among some crowds (because the general public doesn't really know about these movies).

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: While José appeared in a few ''Walt Disney's Comics and Stories'' in the states before becoming mostly forgotten about, he got his own (and currently ongoing) comic book series over in Brazil (where his given name is shortened to "Zé", which is the most common diminutive form of "José").