Top 5 Hotel Destinations for Réveillon
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Holiday travel · December 31, 2026

Top 5 Hotel Destinations for Réveillon

Brazil's Réveillon is a New Year's Eve beach party on a massive scale, with millions dressed in white for luck.

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5 destinations4 bookable stays

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel

1923 icon on Copacabana Beach.

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Salvador, Brazil

Fasano Salvador

Art Deco hotel with a rooftop pool over the Bay of All Saints.

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São Paulo, Brazil

Rosewood São Paulo

Garden-draped tower in the Cidade Matarazzo complex.

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Trancoso, Brazil

UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa

Restored fishermen's houses on Trancoso's Quadrado.

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Brazil's Réveillon is a New Year's Eve beach party on a massive scale, with millions dressed in white for luck.

  1. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    • city
    • beach
    • culture

    Why Réveillon

    Millions gather in white on Copacabana Beach for midnight fireworks and offerings to Iemanjá.

    Typical weather
    Highs ~86°F (30°C); hot, humid
    Crowds · season
    High · Peak
    Price level
    $$$$

    1923 icon on Copacabana Beach.

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  2. Bahia, Brazil

    • culture
    • beach

    Why Réveillon

    Salvador's New Year's festivities in the historic center and on the beaches.

    Typical weather
    Highs ~86°F (30°C); hot
    Crowds · season
    High · Peak
    Price level
    $$$

    Art Deco hotel with a rooftop pool over the Bay of All Saints.

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  3. São Paulo, Brazil

    • city
    • culture

    Why Réveillon

    São Paulo's Avenida Paulista party and the São Silvestre road race on December 31.

    Typical weather
    Highs ~82°F (28°C); warm, storms
    Crowds · season
    High · Peak
    Price level
    $$$$

    Garden-draped tower in the Cidade Matarazzo complex.

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  4. Governador Celso Ramos, Santa Catarina, Brazil

    • beach
    • romance

    Why Réveillon

    A secluded peninsula retreat near Florianópolis' beach parties.

    Typical weather
    Highs ~79°F (26°C); warm
    Crowds · season
    High · Peak
    Price level
    $$$$

    Adults-only bungalows on a private peninsula.

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  5. Bahia, Brazil

    • beach
    • romance

    Why Réveillon

    Trancoso's barefoot-chic celebrations on the Quadrado.

    Typical weather
    Highs ~86°F (30°C); warm
    Crowds · season
    High · Peak
    Price level
    $$$$

    Restored fishermen's houses on Trancoso's Quadrado.

    Hotels in Trancoso →