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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.
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
- $$$$
1923 icon on Copacabana Beach.
Explore Rio de Janeiro →Why Réveillon
Salvador's New Year's festivities in the historic center and on the beaches.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~86°F (30°C); hot
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Art Deco hotel with a rooftop pool over the Bay of All Saints.
Hotels in Salvador →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
- $$$$
Garden-draped tower in the Cidade Matarazzo complex.
Hotels in São Paulo →Why Réveillon
A secluded peninsula retreat near Florianópolis' beach parties.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~79°F (26°C); warm
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
Adults-only bungalows on a private peninsula.
Hotels in Santa Catarina →Why Réveillon
Trancoso's barefoot-chic celebrations on the Quadrado.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~86°F (30°C); warm
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
Restored fishermen's houses on Trancoso's Quadrado.
Hotels in Trancoso →


