The Largest Reveillon Party in the World in the Copacabana Beach

Fireworks project for this night: this one represents the Hapiness for 2010.







Hey there. This blog will be there in Copacabana Beach tonight to see the Reveillon. In few hours We will take our V.I.P ticket to enter in the greatest New Year's Eve Eve in the planet. See you soon. Happy New Year!!!!!

From the Riotur:
"The coming of 2010 is expected to be absolutely unforgettable in the Wonderful City. The parties, always very lively, shall be varied in tastes and styles to please those who have chosen Rio de Janeiro to spend their Réveillon (New Year’s Eve). For those who have not yet made up their minds, here are a few tips for celebrating in hotels, bars and restaurants, to make your choice easier and guarantee your fun on the last minutes of 2009.

Thinking of your Réveillon in Rio brings the memory of Copacabana beach, which attracts millions of people every year. This time, the party shall be focusing on nine wishes: Renovation, Prosperity, Peace, Happiness, Friends and Family, Love, Brazil and Future. The main stage shall be featuring attractions such as Paralamas do Sucesso, Lulu Santos, Fundo de Quintal and the drums of Salgueiro samba school, as well as guest DJs. Musical attractions shall be divided between four stages that shall be scattered between Leme and Posto 6 (lifeguard station 6) featuring shows by Maria Gadú, Roberta Sá, Pedro Luiz, Ed Motta, Blitz, Leo Jaime, Afrolata and Bangalafumenga;"

From Rio Convention & Visitors Bureau:

"Nothing compares with New Year’s Eve in Rio. Midnight is celebrated all along the beaches, but especially in Copacabana. 2.5 million people crowd together on the beach and the road, which is closed to traffic. Including the other beaches and the Lagoon around 5 million people come out celebrate New Year and take part in the greatest demonstration of peace the world has ever seen. Almost everyone wears white. The champagne bottles pop, accompanying the swish and crack of the fireworks in a display that grows in color, form and duration with each year that passes.

The apartment buildings and hotels are a blaze of light as parties warm up for midnight and people crowd to the windows to watch the festivities below. Around 11pm people start to leave home and join the throngs in the streets.The roads are closed and traffic is reduced almost to zero. The crowds surge towards the beach, united by happiness and hope for the coming year. Copacabana retains its New Years Eve traditions, and the beach is illuminated by thousands of candles as Christian and Afro-Brazilian religions mix and make their offerings and promises for the New Year.

The surf is full of red roses and white gladioli as people make their offerings to the Queen of the Sea, Iemanjá, and even small model boats are launched full of flowers. On the stroke of midnight the fireworks display starts.The sky lights up as the cry "Happy New Year" is heard in many languages as millions turn to embrace family, friends and strangers. The memories will not only be recorded on film and video, but in the hearts of the millions who participate. After midnight the party continues with beer, hot-dogs and music. Stages on Copacabana beach and others spread around the city, will provide music for dancing until dawn, when the hotels will provide the first delicious breakfast of the new year".

The World Tallest Christmas Tree in Rio

The Tree is inaugurated with a huge show of fireworks, lighting effects, famous artists and singers, Symphonic Orchestra and Choir.






Every year, there is a Christmas Tree in the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Rio de Janeiro.

The Tree was 76 meters high and recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest floating Christmas Tree of the world. Today, its height reaches 85 meters. As the time went by, light cannons, movements, water ballet and an electronic carillon with tolling bells and Christmas songs were added to the other attractions.

This is the 14th consecutive edition of the Bradesco Christmas Tree which has been included already in the official agenda of Rio de Janeiro. Happy Christmas!

Source: Bradesco Seguros e Previdência.

Christ the Redeemer, Corcovado: One of the New 7 Wonders of the World

The beautiful landscapes of the city.


The Corcovado Mountain, the Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas, mostly known as "Lagoa" and the Atlantic Ocean, this is the symbol of the Rio de Janeiro: the city in the midle of Mountains, forests, lagoons and beaches.




The train crosses the largest urban forest in the world.



Corcovado – The Statue of Christ:

It is impossible to imagine a trip to Rio de Janeiro without a visit to the Statue of Christ. Located on the top of Morro do Corcovado, the monument is the best known Brazilian image in the world. Every year more than 600 thousand people are brought to Statue of Christ by the centenary Corcovado’s railway, the oldest tour of the country. The Rio’s postcard of 98 feet had its cornerstone launched in 1922 and the inauguration on October 12, 1931.

The Statue of Christ, symbol of the city of Rio de Janeiro, was elected as one of New 7 Wonders of the World, in voting conducted by the Internet and by mobile phone messages, organized by the New 7 Wonders Foundation, of Switzerland, between 21 participants of monuments the entire planet.

In addition to dazzle to see from the windows of the train the most beautiful landscapes of the city, the passenger is a walk through the history of Brazil.

Opened in 1884 by Emperor D. Pedro II, the Train of Corcovado already led Popes, kings, princes, presidents of the Republic, artists and scientists 9 (including the Pope John Paul II, Albert Einstein and Princess Diana).

It is also an ecological tour. The train crosses the largest urban forest in the world: the National Park of Tijuca, a piece of forest that is considered an example of preservation of nature.

And who travels by the Corcovado's railway helps keep the forest: the train is electric and therefore does not pollute, in addition to the collection of box office is for the Brazilian Institute of Environment (IBAMA) for conservation of forest.

Source: Trem do Corcovado.

Try to explore this incredible place in Rio using a little bit of "the cinematic quality of a movie, the control of a video game, and the mind-blowing detail of the real world"(Photosynth):

Christ the Redeemer "into one big interactive 3D viewing experience", the Photosynth perspective.

Or

Check it out this one is beautiful too.

Photos: Rio Convention & Visitors Bureau.