{"id":23720,"date":"2022-11-13T15:55:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T23:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemagicworks.com\/the-artist-who-turned-topo-gigio-the-mouse-into-an-internet-star-with-cute-amazing-and-fun-photos\/"},"modified":"2022-11-13T15:55:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T23:55:29","slug":"the-artist-who-turned-topo-gigio-the-mouse-into-an-internet-star-with-cute-amazing-and-fun-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemagicworks.com\/the-artist-who-turned-topo-gigio-the-mouse-into-an-internet-star-with-cute-amazing-and-fun-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"The artist who turned Topo Gigio the mouse into an internet star, with cute, amazing and fun photos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ask your grandmother or aunt: they were probably Topo Gigio fans as a child. The mouse was created in Italy in 1958 and was successful on television in several countries, including Ed Sullivan Show<\/em>, one of the most watched variety shows in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. In Brazil, it gained its space in 1969, on Rede Globo. In the 1980s, it returned to the air on Band.<\/p>\n

Topo Gigio dolls became a craze around here and all the children wanted to have theirs as a mascot. The restorer and plastic artist Miguel Anselmo is a fan of the mouse to this day and maintains a fun and very cute page on Instagram, showing Topo Gigio living various adventures, visiting people, seeing exhibitions and traveling the world. It’s to fall in love!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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O awesome.club <\/strong>made a selection of some of the best moments from the Gigio Ratinho page and tells the story of this passion. As bonus<\/strong>we have clicks from other mouse fans across the planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

welcome with flowers<\/h3>\n
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Miguel Anselmo, author of the photos in this post, says that he became a fan of Topo Gigio when he was very young, watching the doll on television, on the Rede Globo program in which the mouse played opposite comedian Agildo Ribeiro.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Ready for the June festivities<\/h3>\n
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Miguel did not let go of his Topo Gigio: he went with him to school, to the doctor and to the dentist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Checking the best poses on Google<\/h3>\n
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\u201cGigio became a companion, I told him things and he also answered for me when I got scolded by my mother\u201d, remembers Anselmo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

a moment of vanity<\/h3>\n
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As an adult, Miguel wanted to have his childhood favorite toy again, but the price of the doll in antique stores was prohibitive. \u201cThey even asked for 200 reais for a Gigio with two right arms\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

a beauty bath<\/h3>\n
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To give you an idea, an original Italian Topo Gigio from the 1960s can reach 1,000 reais in the antiques trade. Dolls made in Brazil and in other Latin American countries where Gigio was successful are usually worth less, but that’s not why they’re cheap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I ask for the word<\/h3>\n
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One day, however, luck came to Miguel: \u201cI was upset because I hadn’t been able to go to a show and ended up in a bar that was also an antique shop. There, I saw a Gigio without clothes and all dirty\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Gaucho fashion, enjoying a mate<\/h3>\n
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As Miguel is a restorer and knows how to behave when it comes to dealing in antiques, he disguised his excitement well when finding the doll. \u201cIf you show a lot of interest, the price can go up right away.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Shall we play doctor?<\/h3>\n
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That’s how Miguel managed to buy the vintage doll for 60 reais.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A clover in my garden<\/h3>\n
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That same night, the restorer took the doll to a restaurant and displayed it to his friends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Meeting with a little friend<\/h3>\n
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The next day, he left the doll clean and visited a well-known seamstress to order clothes that were very faithful to the original Topo Gigio costume.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Minnie! How long!<\/h3>\n
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Since that reunion with Topo Gigio, Miguel’s collection has only grown. He has other dolls, as well as books, records and VHS tapes with the adventures of the mouse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Time to cook <\/h3>\n
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Miguel’s Gigio has a little friend nicknamed Gildo, who, from time to time, also appears in photos on Instagram.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Vintage pose with Monica<\/h3>\n
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In S\u00e3o Paulo’s antique and handicraft fairs, it is common to find Miguel and Gigio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Little Prince \u2014 very tiny indeed<\/h3>\n
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\u201cSome people already know me and even find it strange when I go somewhere without Gigio. They ask where he is,\u201d says Miguel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

So cute!<\/h3>\n
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\u201cWith the Instagram page, I made a lot of friends on the Internet, people from all over the world. There are even those who send gifts to Gigio by mail\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Miguel Anselmo in childhood \u2014 with Topo Gigio, of course<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

In capoeira circle<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

Candy Crush!<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

Choosing furniture at an antiques fair<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

my new friend<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

And my dear cat<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

So no one recognizes me<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

Enjoying the view at Mirante Nove de Julho, in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

Meeting with an extreme sportsman on Avenida Paulista<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

A \u201chello\u201d at the S\u00e9 Cathedral, in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

In Liberdade, the eastern neighborhood of S\u00e3o Paulo<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

In the exhibition of the artist Arthur Bispo do Ros\u00e1rio<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

After the Tulipa Ruiz show<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

Packed bags<\/h3>\n
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One of Gigio’s first trips was to Germany, where Miguel dealt with mixed reactions: \u201cSome people came to ask me what an adult man was doing walking with a doll and even the friend who traveled with me was finding it a little strange. But a lot of people stopped me on the street and said: ‘Gigio! Gigio!’ They were people who, like me, liked Topo Gigio in their childhood. Italian, Spanish and South American tourists, Latinos in general, are always the ones who get excited when they see Gigio\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Next to the Faust statue at Auerbachs Keller, one of the oldest restaurants in Leipzig, Germany<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

Tour in Berlin, Germany<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

Vienna is so monumental that one feels small<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

History and architecture in Paraty<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

In Mangal das Gar\u00e7as, Bel\u00e9m do Par\u00e1<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

Oops! What is the Pink Panther doing here?!<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

Bonus: there are many other Topo Gigio fans out there!<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

This Japanese tourist also likes to take the mouse on his travels around the world. <\/h3>\n
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In this photo, in Hong Kong, China<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Above Lake Como, Italy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In Busan, South Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

There are even those who carry this passion on their skin<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

Or who keeps the best childhood memories<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

He is a fashion accessory<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

And don’t miss a party<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

But what does football have to do with it?<\/h3>\n
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Belgian football player Eden Hazard (above), left winger for British club Chelsea, recently celebrated his first goal in a match against West Ham by putting his hands over his ears. It is the \u201cTop Gigio style\u201d of celebration, created by Argentine player Juan Rom\u00e1n Riquelme (below) in a Boca Juniors game against River Plate in 2001, in the city of Buenos Aires. Hazard paid tribute to his Argentine idol with the gesture and ended up winning a Boca shirt autographed by Riquelme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Bye Bye!<\/h3>\n
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What did you think of Gigio’s adventures? Did you have a doll as a child that you liked a lot and went for walks with it? Tell your story in the comments!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n