Zé Carioca #2188 was published by Abril on September 1, 2001, as part of a series that began in 1961. Marcelo Milani writes, and art comes from Carlos Mota, Eli Marcos M. Leon and Fernando Bonini. It features José Carioca, Nestor, Pedrão, Maria Vaz and Afonsinho, among 7 characters cataloged on VerseDB.