aismanggo Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Tq!that is really help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neneu10 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Pair of mascots can be called "Tom" and "Vinicius" The families of musicians already authorized and the pair of 2016 mascots can call Tom and Vinicius. In this option, the names of two more pairs will be released on Sunday by the Organizing Committee of the Games, for the public to choose your preferred over the Internet. There are two mascots because one of them will represent the Olympics, and the other, the Paralympics. http://oglobo.globo.com/blogs/blog_gente_boa/posts/2014/11/23/dupla-de-mascotes-da-rio-2016-pode-se-chamar-tom-vinicius-555250.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 I'm crossing my fingers its not either an abortion or a generic Dreamworks furry like the Sochi 2014 mascots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Visa Brasil @VisaBR 4 minHace 4 minutos A contagem regressiva vai começar de verdade. Algum palpite para qual vai ser a mascote da #Rio2016? It's 7 PM on Rio at the moment. Visa is already doing a countdown for the unveiling in Twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Someone in Twitter put this https://twitter.com/FilipeFDA/status/536650332701736962 According to the user, it seems this is the mascots of Rio 2016. However let's wait until the official announcement to see if its true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofan Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 What the hell are those things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 ^^ To be honest, i'll take with a grain of salt. The official site hasn't said anything yet and the guy who tweeted this hasn't responded my question regarding if this is official or not. So maybe its fake. If it ends up being real, though, they remind me a lot of Vancouver 2010 mascots, The one at the left looks like a boy in some kind of a half macaw-half fox-half cheetah costume. XD The right one reminds me of the pokemon Oddish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neneu10 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Photo:Alex Ferro / Rio 2016Photo: Rio 2016 / LoureiroPhoto: Rio 2016 / Alex FerroPhoto: Rio 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 A bear in Brazil? And Athena w/ the elephantiasis feet??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Except for Misha for obvious reasons and the Beijing Paralympic mascot, i found the others very lackluster (also where the hell is Phoebos? XD) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandrosis Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Is there any one place they are being revealed or do we have to wait until they slowly leak onto various websites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 HERE IT IS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmGuf-qWmoA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neneu10 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 The public will chose the names... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 This confirms what the guy tweeted. Um, they are cute i guess. But they remind me a lot of ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ikarus360 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Dear god those names are atrocious. And i thought the name options for Fuleco were bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Mata Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Marsupilami... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 ^^ Well, that did it. Now i can't take that out of my mind. XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Mata Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Oba and Eba are quite interesting names. Those are common expressions of happiness in portuguese. Something like 'Yay' or 'Yuppie'. Vinicius and Tom are very meaningful, but the things are too childish for the names. And the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmGuf-qWmoA#t=14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 For me Oba and Eba are the best names. It would fit the cheerful and colorful theme of both mascots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neneu10 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Mata Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 The yellow one is a Fire/Fighter type pokemon The other is a Plant/Water type Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.bernham Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Yeah, I'll take Wenlock and Mandeville any day...they are okay. They will just have to grow on me I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aismanggo Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Wow..that is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 I never liked Wenlock and Mandeville to be honest. No offense for those who like the mascot though. As for these ones, they are ok. Better than London and Athens at least. And I appreciate they didn't used the same style for Fuleco, that would had felt repetitive. However i'm sure there will be a lot of comparisons with Adventure Time (seriously, the yellow guy looks a lot like Finn the Human) and , like the Vancouver mascots, will be considered too "asian". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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