Rio de Janeiro is the latest Brazilian capital to cancel New Year’s Eve celebrations, the city’s mayor, Eduardo Paes, announced Saturday on Twitter. “We respect science,” Pa… ...

Rio de Janeiro authorities announced Monday they will block beach access the night of December 31 to prevent crowds in one of Brazil's worst-hit cities by the coronavirus pandemic.

Rio de Janeiro will hold its famed New Year's Eve party after all, Mayor Eduardo Paes announced, five days after cancelling the celebration over concerns about Covid-19.

Item 1 of 2 A couple celebrates during New Year's Eve, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil January 1, 2021.

Fireworks light the sky over Copacabana beach during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Mauro Pimentel) AP When the clock struck midnight on ...

The Rio de Janeiro beach, a fan focal point during the 2014 World Cup, hosted hundreds of thousands of revellers partying for New Year. Midnight struck in Rio at 2am UK time.

Sydney's New Year's Eve is an annual fireworks event that consists of two shows: ... people join hands to sing Robert Burns' Auld Lang Syne together and welcome the new year. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The annual New Year’s Eve celebrations which traditionally see millions of people gathered on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro have been canceled this year as Brazil grapples with surging ...

Rio de Janeiro cancels New Year's Eve festivities over virus. The annual New Year's Eve celebrations which traditionally see millions of people gathered on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro have ...