Though New Year's Eve is celebrated worldwide, there are different traditions and rituals that span across the globe, like Mexico's grape-eating tradition, or wearing white on the beaches of Rio ...

Rio de Janeiro threw Brazil’s main New Year’s Eve bash on Copacabana Beach, with barges shooting off 12 minutes of fireworks. Tens of thousands of revellers streamed onto the famous sands to ...

Of the 158 thousand special cards put on sale by MetrôRio for New Year's Eve in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, about 70 thousand have already been sold. The busiest time - from 9 pm to 10 pm - is ...

Rio de Janeiro's annual New Year's Eve beach bash, already reduced in scope and format, has been canceled due to the raging coronavirus pandemic, the mayor's office said Tuesday.

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 ...

Each New Year’s Eve, more than two million revelers — twice as many as typically fill Times Square — dress in white and pack Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro to watch a 15-minute midnight ...

From Sydney to Edinburgh, these are the best places to celebrate New Year's Eve with parties, fireworks, and ball drops around the world.

NEW YORK (AP) — From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. The New Year’s Eve ball ...

Guide to the best hotels and things to do in Rio de Janeiro. Maps, travel tips and more.

An aerial view shows the Christ The Redeemer statue as fireworks explode all over the city during New Year's celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on January 1, 2025.