Copa América mascot

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.

Edition	Mascot	Description
Argentina 1987	Gardelito	A handsome, manly little doll representing the famous tango singer Carlos Gardel, an Argentine idol.
Brazil 1989	Tico
Chile 1991	Guaso	A Drawing of a Huaso with the colors of the flag of Chile.
Ecuador 1993	Choclito	A Corn with the colors of the flag of Ecuador.
Uruguay 1995	Torito	A Bull with the Uniform of Uruguay
Bolivia 1997	Tatu
Paraguay 1999	Tagua	A type of wild boar, a symbol of the Gran Chaco region with an arid and hostile climate.
Colombia 2001	Ameriko
Peru 2004	Chasqui
Venezuela 2007	Guaky	A scarlet macaw, a bird representative of Venezuela. He wore the traditional jersey Venezuela national football team burgundy and football shoes. Under their wings the characteristic tricolor national flag, with its eight stars on their wings.
Argentina 2011	Tangolero[1]	An American rhea (ñandú). Its name is a portmanteau which combines the words tango and gol (Spanish for goal); a literal translation could be Tangoaler.
Chile 2015	Zincha	A young culpeo fox, was unveiled on 17 November 2014. The name of the mascot was chosen by the public over two other options, "Andi" and "Kul".

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