The mascot was officially launched as part of Brazilian broadcaster TV Globo’s weekly Fantástico entertainment show and was welcomed by Brazilian football legend and member of the LOC Management Board, Ronaldo.
The legend said: 'I’m delighted to welcome such an important member to the 2014 team.
'The mascot will play a key ambassadorial role in the next two years. I’m sure he will inspire many young football fans in Brazil and all over the world with the great passion which he has for the sport and for his country.'
FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke said: 'The fact that the three-banded armadillo is a vulnerable species is very fitting.
'One of the key objectives through the 2014 FIFA World Cup is to use the event as a platform to communicate the importance of the environment and ecology.
'We are glad to be able to do so with the help of a mascot who I’m sure will be much-loved, not only in Brazil, but all over the world.'
Sept. 17, 2012.
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