Which Brazilian beach hosts Rio de Janeiro's famous Reveillon fireworks celebration?

Copacabana Beach hosts Rio de Janeiro's famous Reveillon fireworks celebration.

Rio's New Year's Eve festival is commonly called Reveillon, a Portuguese term for the New Year's celebration. Large crowds gather on the broad beach and its waterfront avenue, where fireworks are launched offshore and musical performances take place. The beach's crescent shape provides a distinctive setting for the midnight spectacle.

Many attendees wear white, a color associated with peace and renewal in Brazilian New Year's customs. Some people also honor Iemanjá, a figure in Afro-Brazilian religious traditions, by making offerings at the sea, although practices vary among participants.

Copacabana is sometimes confused with nearby Ipanema, another famous Rio beach. Ipanema is a major tourist landmark, but the internationally recognized mass New Year's Eve gathering and fireworks display are centered on Copacabana.