Rio de Janeiro's famous Réveillon New Year's Eve celebration is traditionally held at Copacabana Beach.
Copacabana's broad crescent-shaped shoreline provides the setting for enormous public celebrations featuring music, crowds, and fireworks over the Atlantic Ocean. The event is one of Brazil's best-known New Year's gatherings and attracts residents and visitors from many countries.
Many participants wear white clothing, a custom associated with peace and good fortune. Some also make offerings or perform rituals connected with Afro-Brazilian religious traditions, including traditions honoring Iemanjá, the orixá associated with the sea.
Copacabana is a neighborhood and beach in Rio de Janeiro, not a separate city. Ipanema is another famous Rio beach, but it is not the traditional name for the city's principal Réveillon celebration.