Brazil is an amazing country. Anyone who visits this fabulous place one day will certainly want to come back here again. Everyone knows the proverb: “As you celebrate the New Year, so you will spend it”, so we offer to meet it to the fiery rhythms on the Copacabana beach.
At the end of December, tourists from all over the world come to Brazil. After all, it is here, on the Copacabana beach on New Year's Eve, that you can see an amazing fireworks display, make your most cherished wish, drink a glass of sparkling wine or champagne, and then dance and have fun until the morning. And you definitely need to meet New Year's Eve in all white, because according to legends, this will definitely bring happiness.
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How to get to Rio de Janeiro
You can get to Rio de Janeiro from Moscow on your own by digging plane:
- British Airways connecting in London
- TAP Portugal with a stopover in Lisbon
- Alitalia with a change in Rome (one of the most convenient ways to get to Rio de Janeiro)
- KLM with a change in Amsterdam
- Swiss with a stopover in Lisbon
- Iberia with a transfer in Madrid
- Air France connecting in Paris
- Lufthansa with a connection in Frankfurt am Main
- Aeroflot with a stopover in Frankfurt
- Emirates with a stopover in Dubai
- Delta with a stopover in New York.
As you might have guessed, there are no direct flights to Rio de Janeiro. To buy air tickets at a bargain price, we recommend subscribing in advance to the mailing list of these airlines and follow the promotions and sales.
Whichever airline you choose, your plane will land in the international Galeão anyway. As for the visa regime, residents of Russia do not need a visa to enter the country for tourist purposes and for a period of stay of up to 90 days.
What documents are needed
When crossing the border, you will only need to present a foreign passport valid for the entire duration of the trip and, of course, a return ticket, because no one will be happy with immigrants, and there are a lot of them here. Of course, if you have any suspicions about your account, you may be asked to show a hotel reservation or confirmation that you have enough money for a carefree vacation.
You can read how to book cheap accommodation abroad in our article.
Preparing for the New Year
Brazilians love holidays and have fun. If a holiday is planned in the near future, they approach its organization with great responsibility and attention. That is why many tourists are already carefully planning their New Year holidays in Brazil. But since the hot climate of the southern hemisphere is not conducive to fun under the bright sun, the holidays in Brazil begin in the evening and last all night.
As soon as the ocean waves are illuminated by the last rays of the setting sun, locals and thousands of guests in one rush begin to see off the old and meet the new year. No one is left on the sidelines, because this is a holiday that everyone is waiting for.
When the weather in Russia is not conducive to pleasant outdoor recreation, when everything is covered with snow and frosts prevail, summer is in full swing in Rio de Janeiro. But the heat does not prevent the locals from preparing for the long-awaited night. Already a few months before the onset of the holiday, Christmas trees are being set up, albeit artificial, but no less charming. They are dressed up with traditional decorations, and the streets are illuminated with multi-colored illumination.
At the same time, not only public places are decorated, but also private houses. Brazilians decorate their homes themselves using Christmas trees and other traditional decorations. All this beauty pleases the eye until mid-January. Moreover, all this time people have fun and have a great time at the holidays with their friends, acquaintances and relatives.
New Years carnival in Rio
Brazilian New Year's Carnival is a unique combination of ancient rites with European culture. Indeed, many tourists are attracted by the New Year's carnival in Rio de Janeiro, as it is a truly unforgettable holiday. If for Europeans the New Year is a family holiday, an opportunity to spend the day with a circle of relatives, relatives and friends, then for the people of Brazil it is an excellent opportunity to appease the spirits, following the traditions of African-Indian ancestors.
Every year they prepare gifts for the African goddess Imanzhe, who, according to lending, was the patroness of all sailors. The gifts to the goddess are candles, which are set and set on fire on a special stand made of wood, emitting it into the water, making the most cherished wish and watching. If the candle does not go out for a long time, then it is more likely that the made wish will come true in the near future.
Also, the Brazilians carry white flowers as gifts. That is why, heading to Brazil to celebrate the New Year holidays, do not forget that you will need to buy a bouquet. By throwing them into the water, the Brazilians make a wish, and if the flowers are not thrown ashore by the surf, the wish will come true.
The seaside party starts at 10pm. Closer to midnight, you can hear numerous pops of champagne corks opening, until by 12 they merge into a continuous cannonade. The cherished seconds before the New Year, the Brazilians loudly count down right on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, and immediately after that, a magnificent pyrotechnic show begins.
Thousands of people in white robes are illuminated by the light of a grand fireworks, the sparks of which fall into the ocean. This sight is so wonderful that it is worth going to the other end of the world to see it. That is why New Year's holidays in Rio de Janeiro should be spent together with your loved ones and loved ones, giving a carefree vacation and excellent mood.
In the first minutes of the coming New Year, everyone congratulates each other, shouting "Feliz Ano Novo!" (which in translation means "Happy New Year!") and drink sparkling drinks, looking at the fireworks.
While the lights of the New Year's fireworks, ascending into the sky, illuminate the ocean and millions of people who meet it on Copacabana beach, one of the most unique trees in the world (its height is more than eighty meters) shines in the lagoon di Freitas with its beauty and it is installed on the water ...
New Year's holidays in Rio de Janeiro this year will not be an exception and during the celebration will delight its guests with an excellent Christmas tree, which will decorate the whole holiday. Fireworks, flickering in the night, illuminate the statue of Christ the Redeemer, blessing the beautiful city and its cheerful inhabitants.
And now, when the old year is behind, and the celebration of the new one has already ended, the holidays in Brazil continue, because very soon the February carnival will begin in Rio de Janeiro, which means there will be no end to joy and fun. And may the year that began so beautifully be beautiful and bright, like the magnificent Brazilian holidays!
