2012 New Year's Eve in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: the world's best

Photo: G1.


From Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


Inspired by the UN's "Rio +20 the future we want" - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) - three million people celebrated their 2012 New Year's Eve in the world's largest party in the Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The major attraction? The DJ David Guetta besides the fireworks and some great musicians and Brazilian singers. Like the last years, the city was a big party: museums, beaches, residences, houses, hotels, cruises, clubs, streets, restaurants and homes.


Congratulations to Regina Lemos to welcome her national and international guests in her New Year's party in the Chopin  -front of the main stage in Copacabana Beach- which reinforces the Rio de Janeiro's vocation as home for one of the world's best New Year's celebration - according to national and international press - adding her black-tie party in the cultural diversity of the Copacabana.

Welcome to another Brazilian paradise, 176 km north east of Rio: the legendary Búzios

Photo: spintravel.

(…) “it is known today for its famous and extremely wealthy summertime guests. It has been dubbed the 'playground to jetsetters, fashion models, and millionaires', and it is most-enduringly known as the place the iconic Brigitte Bardot "discovered"(…)

Photo by Brazil Trip Expert.

These are some words that describe Saint-Tropez, by Wikipedia, but it can describe Buzios as well, known as the Brazilian Saint-Tropez. However these two destinations are very different. The Armação de Búzios is more rustic, loved by young international jetsetters, but available for many kinds of visitors and has unique and paramount reasons to visit it.

Photo by Brazil Trip Expert.

Búzios, that means “shell”, offers regional and international cuisine with daily caught local fish sea in both ocean currents: from Equator and from the South Pole, which means it has both beaches with warm water as cold water. The peninsula has calm beaches such as big waves in some other beaches, perfect swell for surf, windsurf, kite-surf and many radical sports.

Photo: ride it magazine, 2010.

The Armação de Búzios, worldwide best know as Búzios, has 300 days of sunshine per year and annual average of 26ºC (77º Fahrenheit), 8 kilometres (5 mi) of coastline and 23 beaches, the famous boutiques which are open until dawn, night life, nautical activities, diving, golf course, hundreds of restaurants, hotels and posadas.

Photo by Brazil Trip Expert.

In the 16th century was home to Tupinambás Indians; in the 17th century became base for French and English pirates; 19-20th centuries, Portuguese fishermen began the Whale Hunt, banned many years ago. The charm of the old and picturesque fishing village has attracted Brigitte Bardot in the 60’s and her fame released Búzios as an important World tourism destination. Today, the city has 2 Environmental Protection Areas and the Environmental Protection Area Reef Marine.

Photo by Brazil Trip Expert.

Photos of Rio de Janeiro from AIESEC Rio de Janeiro

See some photos of the Rio de Janeiro in flirckr!

By AIESEC Rio de Janeiro.

Niterói, 13 Km from Rio de Janeiro.

Font: Vision of Earth 2006. National Geographic. Photograph by Izan Peteterle.

Piratininga Beach in the Niterói City, considered one of the best views of the Rio de Janeiro City.

In this city, the MAC (Contemporary Art Museum), designed by Oscar Niemeyer, relies one of the most important art collection of the Brazil (João Satamini).

Font: MAC.

Font: Ricosurf. Photo by Tiny D'Andrea.

Itacoatiara is the best beach of Niterói and also is a surfer's paradise: lush vegetation, bluish waters and endemic species. Take a look at this photo below. Here is located the Serra da Tiririca State Park, wich extends by Niterói and Maricá. Charles Darwin visited some places of this Park in 1832.

Font: Photo by Brazil Trip Expert.

Above, the Niterói's lakes and beaches by Alto Mourão. This rock seems the Sugar Loaf rock, but it is higher (photo below). Above the first beach on the left is Itacoatiara, after is Itaipú's beach and lagoon, Camboinhas Beach, Sossego Beach, Piratininga's beach and lake, entrance of the Guanabara Bay, then Rio de Janeiro City.

Itacioatiara view from"Prainha": calm waters and right surf spot on the same beach.
Font: Nitvista.

Reveillon in Rio 2009

photo: above O Globo and the all others by this blog.

Celebrating the New Year's Eve in Rio de Janeiro is the route not only for many internationals celebrities but for 2 millions of people, just in the Copacabana beach.

The city is a big party. We, from this blog, were invited to a party in the Forte Copacabana, but We could buy tickets for one of the thousands parties in the Beaches, streets, avenues, hotels, houses, bars, museum, restaurants, ships, night clubs and even in the Sugarloaf.

From popular to the luxury parties: thousands of parties.


Carlinhos Brown during his show on the Copacabana beach.

However we started the celebrations calmly in the bar Cervantes in Copacabana, with it famous best sandwiche in the Rio and the delicious Brazilian beer. After that we crossed the Copacabana beach by walking, between the shows and the parties in the avenue Atlântica, until the Historical Fort Copacabana, our destiny, where we saw the fireworks, toasting with champagne.

The tradional Cervantes sandwiche: the best in the city. this one is pork with pineapple.

Nothing better than starting the New Year on the sunset of the Ipanema Beach after the party.


Jan, 2 sd, 2010: the sunset in the Ipanema Beach.


People applause the sunset in the Ipanema beach: natural show.


Happy New Year from Brazil!

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.

Danish Cultural Institute Promotes Danish Band with two Brazilan Chorals in Rio, Nov/29/2009

In the original flyer of the Brazilian and Danish Event, the beautiful Gávea Stone.

The Danish Cultural Institute will promote show of the BrasiliDansk Band with the Children and Youth Choral (coral infanto juvenil da UFRJ ) and the Madrigal Contemporâneo Choral in the UFRJ Music College (Escola de Música da UFRJ), located in the 98 Passeio St., Centro(Downtow), Rio de Janeiro at 5:30 pm.

About the Danish Cultural Institute

The Danish Cultural Institute promotes cultural exchanges and informs about Denmark and supports projects that aim at long-term cooperation between foreign and Danish cultural institutions, artists and other professionals. The activities are coordinated through our head office in Copenhagen and branch offices in Benelux, Brazil, China, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and the United Kingdom.

Source: Danish Cultural Institute

World Urban Forum 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. These are the focus of the World Urban Forum V that Rio will host in 22-26March, 2010.



The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, the UN-HABITAT, expects the forum will attract around 15.000 participants. The press expect 20.000 people. The theme for Rio 2010 is "The right to the City– bridging the urban divide".

The main participants are government leaders, ministers, mayors, diplomats, members of national, regional and international associations of local governments, non-governmental and community organizations, professionals, academics, grassroots women’s organizations, youth and slum dwellers groups as partners working for better cities.

Registration is free and all participants are expected to pay for their own travel and accommodation.

Source: UN-HABITAT

Rio 2016: the Olympic Games

1st City from South America to Host the Olympic Games: Rio 2016

Watch this short video presenting the city of Rio de Janeiro. The images show the true day by day of this city.

http://www.rio2016.org.br/en/default.aspx

Or by youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z00jjc-WtZI