Como dizer "Mascote dos Jogos Olímpicos" em inglês

Confira como se fala Mascote das Olimpíadas ou Mascote dos Jogos Olímpicos em inglês. Mais: Quem são eles? Por que foram os escolhidos?

Português: Mascote dos Jogos Olímpicos; Mascote das Olimpíadas
Inglês: Mascot of the Olympic Games; Olympic Games Mascot; Olympics mascot

• Vinicius is the Olympics mascot and Tom is the Paralympics mascot. [Vinicius é o mascote Olímpico e Tom é o mascote Paralímpico.]

• Vinicius and Tom are the official mascots for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics respectively in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [Vinicius e Tom são os mascotes oficiais dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paralímpicos de Verão de 2016, no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.]
• Vinicius and Tom were the names chosen for the mascots of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games which will take place in Rio de Janeiro. [Vinicius e Tom foram os nomes escolhidos para os mascotes dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paralímpicos que vão acontecer no Rio de Janeiro.]

• Por que escolheram Vinicius e Tom?

"The Olympic mascot is called Vinicius and is named after musician Vinicius de Moraes. The Olympic mascot represents Brazilian wildlife, primarily carrying design traits of mammals: the agility of cats, sway of monkeys and grace of birds. He can stretch his arms and legs as much as he wants. The Paralympic mascot is called Tom, named after the musician Tom Jobim. He represents the plants of Brazilian forests and can pull any object from his head of leaves and is always growing and overcoming obstacles." [Wikipedia]

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