Rio's Summer Olympics mascot, Vinicius, was as colorful as the city he represented. A mix of Brazilian animals from real life and animation, he was designed by professionals at Birdo Produções ...

Meet Tom, the Paralympic mascot of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games ... a Brazilian bossa nova song that has reached worldwide fame. The Olympic counterpart to Tom is also named after a musician, the ...

An example of this in the Olympics is 'Vinicius' the 2016 mascot for Rio which was a merge of different Brazilian animals to represent the diversity of Brazilian culture and it's people.

The mascot is described as encompassing "Rio's landscape, Brazilian spirit and Olympic values like the torch, gold and championship." A public vote will determine which of three names will be ...