Louro José was a parrot puppet (parrots are popularly called louro in Brazil) played by former stage manager Tom Veiga. Louro participates, along with TV presenter Ana Maria Braga, on Mais Você, a show which airs from Monday through Friday on Rede Globo. The parrot is more than simply a supporting character: he serves as the comic relief of the program, using his witty humour and telling jokes every now and then to lighten the mood, and even purposefully disagreeing with Ana Maria Braga to provoke her. His voice is shrill, mimicking a real parrot.