What images are incorporated into the mascot of the 2014 Brazil World Cup?

Aradillo

FIFA and the Brazil World Cup Organizing Committee announced the mascot of the 2014 Brazil World Cup - an armadillo. The armadillo (pronounced: qiú yú), also known as the "armored rat", is an endangered species living in the interior of Brazil. When it feels an external threat, the armadillo will shrink into a circle and use its carapace to protect itself. The shape is similar to a football. The designers cartoonized the image of the armadillo to abstract the mascot of the Brazilian World Cup and named it "Fulai Ge". This armadillo has a blue carapace on its head, blue back and tail, and yellow face and limbs. It is wearing a white T-shirt with the words "Brazil 2014" and a pair of greige shorts, which is reminiscent of the Color combinations of the Brazilian flag.

After the mascot was decided, the next step was to give the cute armadillo a name. There are three candidates for the mascot name this time. The first is "Amijubi", which is a combination of "friendship" and "joy", symbolizing the characteristics of the Brazilian people of the host country; the second is "Fuleco", which is a combination of "football" and "ecology". Combination, injecting environmental protection concepts into football; the third is "Zuzeco", which is a combination of "blue" and "ecology", a fusion of the colors of the sky and ocean and environmental protection concepts.

After three months of voting, FIFA announced the results. "Fuleco" received as much as 48% of the votes, beating the other two names and becoming the final name of the mascot of the Brazil World Cup. About 1.7 million people chose this name. "Zuzeco" received 31% of the votes and "Amijubi" 21%.