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FULECO. Fuleco. Fuleco is the official mascot of the football World Cup in Brazil In the word, Fuleco , the part Ful comes from Futebol (Football) and eco comes Ecologia (Ecology ). Armadillo. It is a Brazilian three-banded armadillo, which is an endangered species
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Fuleco • Fulecois the official mascot of the football World Cup in Brazil • In the word, Fuleco, the part Ful comes from Futebol (Football) and eco comes Ecologia (Ecology)
Armadillo • It is a Brazilian three-banded armadillo, which is an endangered species • It can roll into a ball • It has suffered a 30% decline in population in the last 10 years. • The armadillo usually eats ants and termites but also worms and fruit
Brazil • Fuleco wears the colours of the Brazilian flag • Brazil is located in South America • In Brazil you will find the Amazon jungle, which represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests, with an estimated 390 billion trees, 2.5 million insect species, tens of thousands of plants, and some 2,000 birds and mammals
Football • Football is the most popular sport in Brazil • The Brazilian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup tournament a record five times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002 • Football is taken very seriously in Brazil. During the World Cup workers pause from their duties to watch their team in action • The Brazilian team is among the favorites to win the trophy every time the competition is scheduled
Fuleco • Fuleco is popular, cheerful, very curious and loves to explore everywhere he goes. Like all Brazilians, he has a big heart, is very hospitable and sociable. He loves to dance to all kinds of music, especially Brazilian music