Copa América mascot
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Each Copa América
since 1987 has its own mascot
. Gardelito, the mascot for the 1987 competition, was the first Copa América mascot. The mascot designs show some representing a characteristic feature (costume, flora, fauna, etc.) of the host country.
The Copa América mascot is frequently one or more anthropomorphic characters targeted at children with cartoon shows and other merchandise released to coincide with the competition.
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
since 1987 has its own mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
. Gardelito, the mascot for the 1987 competition, was the first Copa América mascot. The mascot designs show some representing a characteristic feature (costume, flora, fauna, etc.) of the host country.
The Copa América mascot is frequently one or more anthropomorphic characters targeted at children with cartoon shows and other merchandise released to coincide with the competition.
| Edition | Mascot | Description |
| Argentina 1987 |
Gardelito |
A handsome, manly little doll representing the famous tango singer Carlos Gardel Carlos Gardel Carlos Gardel was a singer, songwriter and actor, and is perhaps the most prominent figure in the history of tango. He was born in Toulouse, France, although he never acknowledged his birthplace publicly, and there are still claims of his birth in Uruguay. He lived in Argentina from the age of two... , an Argentine Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... idol. |
| Brazil 1989 |
Tico |
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| Chile 1991 |
Guaso |
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| Ecuador 1993 |
Choclito |
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| Uruguay 1995 |
Torito |
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| Bolivia 1997 |
Tatu |
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| Paraguay 1999 |
Tagua |
A type of wild boar, a symbol of the Gran Chaco Gran Chaco The Gran Chaco is a sparsely populated, hot and semi-arid lowland region of the Río de la Plata basin, divided among eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and a portion of the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, where it is connected with the Pantanal region... region with an arid and hostile climate. |
| Colombia 2001 |
Ameriko |
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| Peru 2004 |
Chasqui |
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| Venezuela 2007 |
Guaky |
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| Argentina 2011 2011 Copa América The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América Argentina 2011, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America... |
Tangolero |
An American Rhea (ñandú). Its name is a portmanteau which combines the words tango Argentine tango Argentine tango is a musical genre of simple quadruple metre and binary musical form, and the social dance that accompanies it. Its lyrics and music are marked by nostalgia, expressed through melodic instruments including the bandoneon. Originated at the ending of the 19th century in the suburbs of... and gol (Spanish for goal Goal (sport) Goal refers to a method of scoring in many sports. It can also refer to the physical structure or area of the playing surface where scoring occurs.... ); a literal translation could be Tangoaler. |