Rio Olympics mascots will give your kids nightmares (Photo)

The Rio Olympics will open up on August 5, and by the looks of the mascots for the Games, you may want to keep your kids away.

Oh, how the Rio Olympics continue to give us nightmares. This time, it is the children that may want to turn their heads, as the current mascots for the games are downright frightening.

ESPN Sports Business Reporter Darren Rovell tweeted out a picture of the two mascots on Saturday, and needless to say, they are not kind on the eyes.

The yellow character is named Vimicius, and he is apparently a mixture of all of Brazil’s animals. On the mascot’s website, he says that he lives in the Tijuca Forest, and he can see the whole city from there. His best friend is the 2016 Rio Paralympic mascot, Tom.

Tom, or the blue mascot, is a mixture of all of the plants of the Brazilian forest. He is the mascot of the Paralympic Games. Both mascots were born on October 2, 2009, when it was announced that Rio would be hosting the Summer Games.

The Rio Olympics have been mired in controversy since the bidding for the Games, as some countries feel the process was rigged. Despite incredible water pollution, the city was given the Summer Games, and ready or not, the Olympics will begin next week.

The Games will run from August 5-21, and will feature over 10,000 athletes competing in a variety of Olympic events. In total, 207 countries will be participating in the Summer Games this year, and despite all the drama leading up the Olympics, it should still draw the kind of excitement that all Olympics do.

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