Brazil’s Cities Unveil New Year’s Eve Operations, From Copacabana’s 1,200-Drone Show to São Paulo’s Biggest Paulista Party

Overview

• Rio’s Copacabana confirms a 12‑minute fireworks display and a drone spectacle with 1,200 units forming a talking human face, alongside shows by Gilberto Gil with Ney Matogrosso, Belo with Alcione, João Gomes with Iza, and Alok.
• São Paulo projects circulation of about 8 million people and roughly 9,000 jobs for Avenida Paulista, with 1,950 Military Police officers, more than 1,100 municipal guards, drones, observation towers, and 200 facial‑recognition cameras, plus silent fireworks.
• Fortaleza stages a decentralized Réveillon at the Aterro da Praia de Iracema, Messejana, and Conjunto Ceará, with detailed traffic diversions, 270 traffic agents, medical posts, and an accessibility area at the Aterro; the city expects about 1.5 million on the beach for the turn.
• Other municipalities detail inclusive measures and rules: Manaus outlines access restrictions and low‑noise fireworks across three sites; Cubatão sets a 15‑minute silent show under local law; Boa Vista plans an 11‑minute silent display and a headline performance by Leonardo.
• A spokesperson for the Cacique Cobra Coral spiritual group says an ‘Operação Réveillon’ seeks to avoid rain in Rio and steer clouds toward the Cantareira basin due to low reservoir levels, a claim reported without scientific corroboration.