From CNN

The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro will go ahead with its New Year's Eve fireworks celebration, according to a news conference Thursday from Mayor Eduardo Paes. This comes after the mayor had previously canceled celebrations nearly three weeks ago due to rising Covid-19 concerns. 

“We want the celebrate the end of the year in a calm, safe and organized manner. We met with the scientific committee, which confirmed that it would be safe to hold the city’s New Year’s celebrations under the previsions presented by the city government. We also got authorization from the state’s scientific committee. We’re doing all we can in order to avoid large displacements or gatherings,” Paes said.

The city’s famous fireworks display is set to last for 16 minutes over Copacabana Beach. The area will be restricted to residents of the beachfront neighborhood. Paes said traffic and public transportation to the area will be blocked during evening hours on Dec. 31.

Revelers are encouraged to stay close to their homes to “avoid unnecessary travel.” 

“We’re putting a special plan in place for Copacabana because it is traditionally the largest gathering place for the city. Copacabana’s New Year’s Eve celebration is shown on television screens around the world. It’s going to be a beautiful New Year’s celebration and I hope it will be inspirational and bring us hope. We hope 2022 will be a better year,” Paes added. 

 

 

 

My first trip ever to Brazil was at New Year's Eve (and 2 weeks before and after). But, the celebration took my breath away. I went with my NYC BF and we both had a blast. We met  Hooboy (M4M Escort Site) in Sao Paulo at the end of the trip and had a blast in Sao Paulo as well. So much learning was done on this trip and we had a blast. Our hotel overlooked the fireworks and they were stunning.