Rio de Janeiro receives the Guinness title as owner of the biggest New Year's Eve party

Rio de Janeiro.- On the eve of a party that expects 2.5 million people, the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro received this Tuesday from the Guinness World Records the title that certifies it as the organizer of the largest New Year's Eve party in the world.

The title was received by the mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paes, in a ceremony on the main stage set up on the famous Copacabana beach for Wednesday's 'Reveillon' party. The commemorative plaque was presented by "Camila Borenstein", representative of Guinness and one of the judges of the organization that edits the famous Guinness Book of World Records. According to Borenstein, the title certifies that, on December 31st of last year, a record of 2.5 million people welcomed the arrival of 2025 at the party organized on Copacabana beach. The figure does not take into account the total number of people who participate in the various public New Year's Eve celebrations organized by Rio de Janeiro on its beaches and parks (thirteen this year), which is estimated to have reached 5 million last year.

"It's an honor to receive that validation from Guinness regarding the size of our Reveillon. We know that no other city in the world organizes events for so many people and with such consistency as Rio de Janeiro," Paes said upon receiving the plaque.

According to Guinness World Records, the title was awarded taking into account not only the record number of participants but also the magnitude of the artistic programming, the territorial extension of the event and its cultural importance. "Rio de Janeiro won that title after we received various tests, including with drones, verifying the record of participants in the last edition of Reveillon," said Borenstein. The ceremony took place on the eve of a new festival in which the city expects to receive another 2.5 million participants on its famous beach, a public superior to the population of 99.9% of the municipalities in Brazil. In this year's edition, it will feature three stages in Copacabana, one of which is exclusive for gospel music lovers.

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According to the mayor's office, the fireworks display this year will last 12 minutes and will be extended to a larger audience, as the rockets will be launched from 19 rafts distributed along Copacabana beach, double the number of vessels used last year. The party will also feature a show with 1,200 drones that will design figures synchronized with the fireworks. Among the artists who will perform this year on the Copacabana stages are the mythical Gilberto Gil and Ney Matogrosso, two of the greatest representatives of the so-called Brazilian Popular Music (MPB), as well as the singers Belo and Alcione, icons of samba, and Alok. The party will end with a presentation by the 'bateria' (percussion orchestra) of the award-winning samba school Beija Flor. According to the mayor's office, there will be 70 musical attractions on the 13 different stages spread throughout Rio de Janeiro. According to the municipality, Reveillon should attract about five million people this year, of which 2.5 million are concentrated in Copacabana.