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Logo - A symbol or design used by an organisation to represent an event or organisation. The logo was designed in 1913 (103 years ago) by Pierre de Coubertin. Five rings represent five continents (the Americas are together and Antarctica isn't counted). media type="youtube" key="BZ4qscKOF0U" width="560" height="315"

 Mascot - A mascot is a character that has been designed to represent an event or organisation. This is Vini. He is the mascot of the Rio Olympics 2016. Vini is named after a famous Brazilian musician and he is designed to represent some of the unique animals in Brazil. Vini is part cat, monkey and bird and has many magical qualities like his extra stretchy arms that can embrace and hug all those that come to the Olympic games. He lives in a treehouse in the rainforest of Brazil and likes people to play fair. Find out more about Vini at the official Olympic site by clicking on Vini below.

Olympic Facts Click below to find out some fun facts about the Olympic games

Olympic History Where were the first Olympics? Who was able to compete? Watch these clips to learn more... media type="youtube" key="4WPHbzNfzKA" width="560" height="315"

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Brazil We are learning about Brazil because that is the country where the Rio Olympics are being held. The rainforests of Brazil are a very special place with lots of interesting animals. media type="youtube" key="grsx4gAOxlk" width="784" height="439"

We have loved supporting Anne Cairns our local kayaker. She is competing for Samoa and we are very proud of her!

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