Brazilians want new names for World Cup mascot
Published: September 20, 2012
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SAO PAULO (AP) — The armadillo has been a hit with Brazilian fans as the choice for the 2014 World Cup mascot. But the three names organizers chose for public voting have not pleased a lot of people in Brazil.
In this photo released by Coca-Cola Brasil, youths pose for photos with the mascot of the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament as they hold up a Brazilian flag made out of bottle caps at the Morro dos Macacos favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. The mascot of the 2014 World Cup is a yet to-be-named Brazilian endangered armadillo. FIFA said Brazilians will have until mid-November to choose the mascot's name from three choices: Amijubi, Fuleco and Zuzeco. (AP Photo/Coca-Cola Brasil, Ismar Ingber)
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Online media polls show the vast majority of Brazilians don't like those names.. In three days, more than 23,000 people have signed an online petition demanding a "more democratic" approach in which fans could make suggestions.
FIFA says the three names — Amujibi, Fuleco and Zuzeco — come from a mix of Brazilian words that represent friendliness, joy and ecology.
Despite the public demand for change, the local organizing committee said Thursday the names "will not be revised."
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