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Vinicius (Portuguese:; sometimes Vinícius [a]) is the official mascot of the 2016 Summer Olympics, and Tom (Portuguese:) is the official mascot of the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Both events were held in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil .
Vinicius, the mascot of the 2016 Summer Olympics, named after Vinicius de Moraes Marcus Vinicius, main character in Quo Vadis , an 1896 Polish novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz, and the fictional son of the Marcus Vinicius in 30 AD
Tom (right), the mascot of the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and Vinicius (left), the mascot of the 2016 Summer Olympics The official mascots of the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled on 24 November 2014, with their respective names, Vinicius and Tom, chosen via a public vote whose results were announced on 14 December 2014.
The official mascots of the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled on 24 November 2014. They were created by São Paulo-based animation company Birdo. [7] The Olympic mascot Vinicius, named after musician Vinicius de Moraes, represents Brazilian wildlife and carries design traits of cats, monkeys, and birds. [7]
Pique (mascot) S. Stanford Tree; V. Vinicius and Tom; W. WuShock This page was last edited on 13 December 2024, at 11:33 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
(1:07:02) Vinicius Ballon D'or snub Erik ten Hag, manager of Manchester United, during the Premier League match between West Ham United FC and Manchester United FC at London Stadium on October 27 ...
The Olympic mascots are fictional characters who represent the cultural heritage of the location where the Olympic Games are taking place. They are often an animal native to the area or human figures. One of the first Olympic mascots was created for the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble; a stylized cartoon character on skis named Schuss.
The Pringles man is fairly easy to identify, right up there with other brand mascots like Chester Cheetah and Tony the Tiger. But this man is no zoo animal; he is a person like the rest of us ...