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 for the Paris Olympics 2024 is called ... The jury selected the design Vinicius for 2016 Rio Olympics. The Phryges is an item of clothing that is symbol of freedom in French’s history.

But the best part is when the mascot appears as a life-size character! They like to show up and dance to get the fans all hyped up. The Olympic Games didn't have any official mascots at the beginning.

A more modern design of the Olympic logo, in the original colours, marks the beginning of Team Brazil as the new management ...