Vinicius and Tom

The organisers of the Rio 2016 Olympic games and paralympic games have unveiled the official Olympic and paralympic mascots.The names were chosen by a public vote.A total of 323,327 votes were cast.Then the names pay tribute to Brazilian musicians Vinicius de Moraes and Tom Jobim they were part of the group Bossa Nova the musical movement that got the whole world singing about the beauty Rio De Janeiro together De Moraes and Jobim wrote The Girl From Ipanema, one of the most played songs of all time.