New Year's Eve in Copacabana is the biggest New Year's Eve party in Brazil and in the world, which takes place from December 31st to January 1st at Copacabana beach, located in Rio de Janeiro. The party has a fireworks display lasting about 17 minutes, shows by various artists, currently attracting around two million people.

The word réveillon originates from the French verb réveiller which has the meaning to wake up, thus réveillon is the awakening of the new year.

History
Who started spending New Year's Eve on Copacabana beach were Candomblé practitioners in the 70s. The party had smaller proportions, and everyone wore white to greet Iemanjá with offerings taken to the sea before midnight.

The use of white clothes and the delivery of flowers to the sea was incorporated into the New Year's tradition and is repeated not only in Rio de Janeiro, but in all parts of Brazil. According to Candomblé, the color white is used to represent the mourning for death that allows rebirth and continuation of life.

1980s
Who started with the tradition of fireworks was Mario from the old By Marius steakhouse, in 1978, bringing together merchants from Leme to raise funds and carry out fireworks. In the 1980s, the former Meridien hotel (corner Princesa Isabel.) started its traditional fireworks cascade that ended the fireworks. The 39-story building received a cascade of fireworks that came out of its top and went down through the floors of the skyscraper.

Thus, other hotels also started to finance the fireworks party, attracting tourists and residents. With the growth of the party, the city of Rio de Janeiro had to worry about the safety of the Copacabana New Year's Eve attendees. After a serious accident in the sand, the fires were transferred to rafts in the middle of the sea. And avoiding riots after the pyrotechnics show, in 1993 the city scheduled shows on the beach so that people didn't all leave at the same time. Jorge Ben and Tim Maia introduced themselves and managed to lighten the flow.

Based on this highly successful experience of concerts at the turnaround, the city hall registered the event as official, taking several attractions every year to the stages of Copacabana.

Numbers
From the beginning of the millennium, the traditional fireworks display started to be carried out on rafts far from the beach to avoid accidents. Altogether 24 tons of fireworks on 11 rafts make the fireworks show that lasts 16 minutes.

To organize the 2,330 fireworks, 90 days of preparation and a team of 1,500 people are needed.

Tourists leave around 650 million dollars in the city every year during the period, currently there are three stages with various attractions throughout the night. About 500 chemical toilets are placed and 360 tons of garbage are collected at the end of the party.


Friday to Saturday
December 31, 2021 to January 01, 2022

00:00 Calçadão de Copacabana
20:39 Fogos / FIREWORKS
33:15 Praia de Copacabana
40:04 Calçadão de Copacabana

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