Mayor wants to set New Year’s Eve program in Rio de Janeiro within 30 days

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Rio de Janeiro City Council is getting closer to confirming the traditional New Year’s Eve party on Copacabana beach in the city’s South Zone.

On Tuesday, June 29, during a meeting with representatives of five-star hotels, the president of RioTur, Daniela Maia, guaranteed that all the details about the New Year’s Eve party would be fixed by the end of July.

RioTur is the tourism company of the city. It is responsible for organizing the New Year’s Eve and also the Street Carnaval. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, these two parties, the biggest in the city, were not held last year.

The traditional fireworks and shows on Copacabana Beach did not take place. Some people were at the waterfront to celebrate New Year’s Eve, but there was no official program, and the kiosks were closed to avoid crowds.

Paes took office with the idea that the parties would return if the city government could meet the vaccination schedule, which is currently ahead of schedule. If there is no major delay or disruption in the supply of doses, all indications are that the events will be confirmed.

According to a RioTur spokesperson, the municipality is still reviewing possible models. However, the feeling is that even if most of the city’s population is vaccinated, it would be unreasonable to imagine a party like in other years, which attracted millions of people.

In 2018, for example, there were 2.4 million people on the beach, the largest crowd ever recorded on New Year’s Eve. Among other things, there was a concert by singer Anitta. The idea is that the event can take place this year but is adapted for pandemic times.

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