According to news from Rio de Janeiro on December 15, 2014, the International Olympic Committee announced the names of the mascots for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on its official website, vinicius and tom ("Vinicius" and "Tom") Finally, he stood out from three groups of candidate lists and was successfully elected. Among them, Vinicius is the mascot of the Rio Olympics and Tom is the mascot of the Rio Paralympics.
The main color of the Rio Olympic mascot is yellow, which represents the animals of Brazil, including the spirituality of cats, the agility of monkeys and the elegance of birds.
The design of the Rio Paralympics mascot, whose main color is blue, is inspired by plants in the Brazilian rainforest. Its head is covered with green and yellow leaves that represent Brazil. Photosynthesis allows the leaves to grow continuously. Overcome various obstacles and finally spread nutrients to the world.
It is reported that the Rio Olympic Organizing Committee solicited mascot designs across Brazil, and in the end, a design company from Sao Paulo, Birdoo (self-proclaimed as one of the most creative animation studios in the world) emerged as the winner. As the franchised distributor of the Rio Olympics, the Chinese company Huajiang Culture is responsible for reprocessing the design draft from two-dimensional to three-dimensional. While completing the transformation from technology to industry, it is also responsible for the production and sales of the mascots for this Olympics.
