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RIO DE JANEIRO Philipp Grubauer Capitals Jersey , Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The official mascots for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games are hybrids of Brazil's native fauna and flora, the local organizing committee has announced.


The Olympic mascot is a combination of a cat, monkey and bird while its Paralympic counterpart is a mix of plants found in Brazilian forests, according to rio2016.


"The mascots represent the diversity of our culture Christian Djoos Capitals Jersey , of our people," Rio 2016 brand director Beth Lula said on the organizing committee's official website.


"They represent our joy, our way of being. Both of them are magical creatures with super powers and relate naturally with the young audience, who we want to engage with our event so much."


The general public will have until December 14 to vote on three sets of names for the emblematic figures.


The options are Oba and Eba; Tiba Tuque and Esquindim; and Vinicius and Tom.


Oba and Eba are Brazilian slang words to express surprise Devante Smith-Pelly Capitals Jersey , with connotations of happiness and celebration.


Tiba Tuque and Esquindim are indigenous words expressing a desire to dance while Vinicius and Tom are a reference to legendary Bossa Nova musicians Vinicius de Moraes and Tom Jobim.


Organizers said voting would be conducted online at www.rio2016mascots.




RIO DE JANEIRO， May 13 (Xinhua) -- Workers and volunteers for the Olympic and Paralymic Games， to be held in Rio de Janeiro from August 5-21 and September 7-18， respectively， started to receive their official uniforms on Friday， according to the event's organizing committee.


The uniforms， provided by official supplier to Rio 2016 Chinese sportswear company 361？， are available in four colors and were unveiled to the media on Thursday in Rio's port district where the Games' Uniform and Accreditation Center will be located.


"The uniforms were inspired by our nature， by the energy of the Brazilian people and by the visual identity of Rio 2016. They were created in order to show the essence of the teams working for Rio 2016， who are devoting themselves to make the Olympic and Paralympic Games memorable，" said Beth Lula， Rio 2016's brand director.


Services Manager for the Games， Todd Severson， said the choice of colors would "distinguish the staff and align them with their areas of activity. Blue， for example， fits perfectly for the judges， as the competition areas are also blue. Similarly， green was chosen because the signage in the arenas will be the same color. So what we are saying to the spectators is 'follow the green.'"


The color worn by most of the Games' teams will be yellow as it is for the operational areas and the red uniforms will be for the medical teams， according to the organizers.


The uniform includes a shirt， trousers (that can transform into shorts)， a jacket， a bag (which can be used as a wallet or a waist pouch)， socks， trainers， caps and also a raincoat. All the trousers， shorts and caps are light brown.


Over two million items were made in total for the event which will include around