Guaky was the official mascot of the 2007 Copa América in

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

. The bird wears the

Venezuela national football team The Venezuela national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Venezuela) represents Venezuela in men's international football and is controlled by the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF), the governing body for football in Venezuela. T ...

's burgundy shirt and was accompanied by his ball, with "Venezuela 2007" printed on his chest.

Description

Guaky is a

scarlet macaw The scarlet macaw (''Ara macao'') is a large red, yellow, and blue Central and South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical parrots called macaws. It is native to humid evergreen forests of the Neotropics. Its range extends from ...

, a bird representative of Venezuela. He wears the burgundy traditional jersey of the

and football boots. Under his wings is the characteristic tricolor national flag, with its eight stars on his wings. To choose the official mascot, a contest was held, which was entered by 4.5 million Venezuelan children. The winning entry came from 15-year-old Jhoyling Zabaleta. The final design was commissioned by Fractal Studio, who gave it a "strong, cheerful and sporting personality". The name of the mascot, "Guaky", was the winning poll of an online survey with 54.17% of the votes. The newspaper ''El Universal'' said "Guaky has been instrumental in promoting the tournament and gave his joy to several states." Guaky was seen in shopping malls, events related to the tournament, caravans, in the National Assembly and other public places. To enable its presence in several places at the same time, the National Organizing Committee of the 2007 Copa América requested the creation of 10 high-quality suits.

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External links

Guaky: La sonrisa de la Copa América 2007

2007 Copa América Copa América mascots Fictional parrots