Cele două nume au primit 44 la sută din cele peste 320.000 de voturi online exprimate de brazilieni. Celelalte nume aflate în cursă erau Oba și Eba, respectiv Tiba Tuque și Esquindim.
”Vinicius” este numele mascotei pentru JO 2016, o felină galbenă care simbolizează fauna Braziliei, în timp ce ”Tom”, mascota Jocurilor Paralimpice, reprezintă flora pădurilor braziliene.
Anunțul numelor celor două mascote survine cu 600 zile înaintea ceremoniei de deschidere a JO de la Rio de Janeiro, care va avea loc pe 5 august 2016.
În 2012, mascota JO de la Londra s-a numit Wenlock, iar mascota Jocurilor Paralimpice – Mandeville.
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