Which Rio de Janeiro beach hosts Brazil's famous New Year's Eve fireworks celebration?

Copacabana Beach hosts Rio de Janeiro's famous New Year's Eve fireworks celebration.

Rio's Réveillon festivities center on the broad beach and the waterfront neighborhood of Copacabana. Fireworks are launched from barges offshore, creating a display visible along the crescent-shaped shoreline. Millions of people may gather in the city for the celebration, making it one of the largest New Year's Eve events in the world.

Many participants wear white, a tradition associated with peace and renewal. Some also make offerings to Iemanjá, an important figure in Afro-Brazilian religious traditions, by placing flowers or small gifts in the sea. Music stages and concerts add to the public festivities.

The event is commonly called Réveillon in Brazil, a term used for New Year's celebrations. Copacabana's international fame can obscure the fact that Rio holds other celebrations too, but the beach fireworks remain the city's signature midnight spectacle.