Panamerican games - mascots

The Pan American Games are a multi-sport event, which is based on the Olympics and are organized by PASO. Function as a modern version of the Olympics, involving the countries of the Americas.
Although the torch be lit from the first edition, the appearance of the mascots came only in the edition of 1979, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

At the time, a kind of homage Coqui frog, common in the country. In the next edition, Santiaguito the lion, the mascot of Caracas, Venezuela, symbolized the strength of the Pan-American countries. In 1987. Friend the parrot was a typical bird, common throughout the Americas, inspiring fraternity between nations.

In Brazil, in 2007, Cauê the sun, which was the name chosen in popular vote and means "good man", was part of a legend that mixing the races and the history of Rio de Janeiro, the host city.