At least 5.1 million people took part in the year-end celebrations organized by Rio de Janeiro, 2.6 million of them on the beaches of Copacabana, Brazil’s most important city Renew your entry as the organizer of the largest New Year’s Eve party in the world.
Attendance numbers for Wednesday night’s celebrations were released by Rio de Janeiro’s mayor’s office on Thursday, two days after the city’s release received from Guinness World Records The title that certifies her as the owner of the largest New Year’s Eve party in the world.
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The impressive Christ the Redeemer statue made with drones in Rio de Janeiro
The title received refers to the record set at the farewell party in 2024, when Copacabana, the most famous beach in Brazil, received 2.5 million people.
In addition to the 2.6 million people who enjoyed the fireworks, a drone show and a marathon of music concerts on three stages in Copacabana, another 2.5 million attended the parties organized by the mayor’s office at 10 other beaches and public spaces.
The “Réveillon” fireworks display this Wednesday It took twelve minutes. and a greater spatial amplitude since the mayor’s office was used on this occasion 19 anchored rafts In front of Copacabana Beach as a launch base for the rockets, twice as many boats will be in use at the farewell in 2024.
The big news at the 2025 New Year’s Eve party was a show with 1,200 droneswhich formed figures in the sky representing emblematic places of Rio de Janeiro, such as Christ the Redeemer and the Pao de Azúcar hill.
According to the mayor’s office, it was the largest presentation using drones at major events in Latin America.
And musical fun was guaranteed by the concerts by emblematic figures of so-called Brazilian popular music (MPB) such as Gilberto Gil and Ney Matogrosso.
Samba also took place at the party, with well-known singers of the genre such as: Belo, Alcione, Roberta Sá, Mart’nália and Diogo Nogueiraas well as the electronic music of DJ Alok.
One of the three stages on Copacabana Beach was exclusively for singers of the gospel genre.
There was no shortage in the arenas, which were filled with crowds traditionally dressed in white Altars with candles and flowers for Yemayá hosted by practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions.
The concerts ended at dawn with a performance by the gigantic “bateria” (drum orchestra) of Beija Flor, one of the most popular samba “schools” in Rio de Janeiro, which did not stop thousands of people from staying on the beach until Thursday morning. EFE
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