Which Brazilian beach is famous for New Year's Eve celebrations in Rio de Janeiro?

Copacabana Beach is the famous Rio de Janeiro beach associated with Brazil’s large New Year's Eve celebration.

The event attracts huge crowds to the beach and its waterfront avenue, where people gather for fireworks, music, and concerts. Many attendees wear white, a color associated with peace and good fortune in the celebration’s popular traditions.

Fireworks are launched from barges offshore, allowing the display to be viewed along the curved shoreline. The beach’s size and urban setting make it one of the most recognizable New Year’s locations in the Southern Hemisphere.

Copacabana is sometimes confused with nearby Ipanema, another famous Rio beach. Ipanema is also a major tourist landmark, but the internationally renowned New Year’s Eve gathering is centered on Copacabana Beach.