The year 2024 arrived in Brazil and was welcomed with lots of celebration, music and fireworks by Brazilians spread across cities from the North to the South of the country.
In São Paulo, Avenida Paulista was packed with great shows by artists such as Chitãozinho and Xororó and Cláudia Leite. In Rio, more than 2 million people celebrated with pop and lots of samba.
In the capital of São Paulo, the party also marks the beginning of the celebrations of the city of São Paulo's 470th anniversary, which will continue until Carnival. The countdown to the arrival of 2024 was done to the sound of the classic Evidências, by Chitãozinho and Xororó.
Copacabana Beach, in the south of Rio, brought two large stages. The Copacabana Palace Stage hosted Luiza Sonza, Gloria Groove, Ludmilla and Imperatriz Leopoldinense, while on the Samba Stage, Jorge Aragão, Diogo Nogueira, Belo, Teresa Cristina and Unidos da Viradouro made the people happy.
The fireworks display in the wonderful city lasted 12 minutes, featured a drone show and was led by the Symphonic Orchestra, which paid tribute to the queen of rock, Rita Lee, who died in 2023, and played Ovelha Negra, the artist's great success, with the audience choir.
In Salvador, Bahia, it wasn't much different, the famous Virada 2024 Festival has been buzzing the Bahian capital since Thursday (29), with many shows daily.
In the early hours of this Monday (1st), the main stage welcomed Xamã, Jorge and Mateus, Bell Marques, Simone Mendes, Thiago Aquino and Ivete Sangalo, who counted down New Year's Eve at the Daniela Mercury Arena.
In Recife, in Pernambuco, the event hosted four stages and a 15-minute fireworks display. Among the main attractions were Alceu Valença, who led the turn to the sound of Anunciação na Praia do Pina, and singer Mari Fernandez.
In Fortaleza, Ceará, Marina Sena, Ney Matogrosso, Titãs, Wesley Safadão, Alok, João Gomes “shaked” the ground of the city and fires set fire to the skies above the sea in the capital. According to the city hall, more than 1.2 million people attended the Aterro da Praia de Iracema, where the stage was set up for the celebration.
New Year's Eve at Largo, in Manaus, received its first edition with a 10-minute fireworks display and local attractions that entertained the public until the beginning of this Monday.
On the Esplanada dos Ministérios, in Brasília, the countdown was carried out by the Banda Roupa Nova and a silent fireworks display that lasted 21 minutes.
The shows in the Federal District also extended to Praça dos Orixás, Praça da Bible, in Ceilândia, and Setor Recreativo, in Planaltina.
Meanwhile, in Florianópolis the fun was in the hands of Alexandre Pires and Marcos and Belutti. The cascade of fireworks on the Hercílio Luz Bridge also excited the public in Santa Catarina, which featured aerial ballet and a drone show.
São Paulo coast
On the coast of São Paulo, part of the fireworks display was cancelled, surprising tourists who went to the region for the celebration, as the city halls of Guarujá and Praia Grande made the announcements on Sunday night (31).
“According to the technicians of the company hired to carry out the pyrotechnic show with the support of the ferries, the geographical conditions, of open sea, on the edge of Pitangueiras (where the main attractions would take place), reinforce the need for cancellation, recommended by the Captaincy dos Portos”, described the statement from the city of Guarujá.
At Mirante da Campina, on Perequê beach and in squares 14 Bis and Mário Covas the show was held.
In Santos, the city hall reported that a cold front caused a high tide and strong rip currents that changed the direction of the winds, causing agitation in the sea where the ferries with the fireworks would be positioned.
As a result, there were changes to six of the ten vessels that were planned.
Even so, the 14-minute show livened up the city's party, which honored singer Rita Lee with a tribute from the Santos Symphony Orchestra, singer Débora Reis and the rocker's son.
Source: CNN Brasil
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