How-To Guides and Celebrity Rituals Drive Brazil’s Réveillon Coverage

Overview

• Latest explainers trace popular customs to diverse roots, citing lentils from Italian immigrants, 12 grapes from Spain and Portugal, fireworks from China, and white attire linked to Iemanjá ceremonies that spread from Copacabana in the 1970s.
• Afro-Brazilian traditions remain central in beach rites such as jumping seven waves at midnight, with each wave tied to an intention and the number seven carrying symbolic weight in Umbanda.
• CartaCapital features a detailed prosperity ritual taught by medium Ravi Vidya using seven white candles arranged in a circle, a glass of water, rosemary, a bay leaf, and incense, with purification steps and disposal instructions.
• New and revived trends circulate through celebrity and social media, including the reported ‘no-underwear’ ritual, lingerie color choices, prayer and intention-setting, and keeping romã seeds, with mentions from figures such as Sophie Charlotte, Paolla Oliveira, Anitta, Jade Picon, Luciana Gimenez, Adriane Galisteu and Xamã.
• Outlets also publish practical lists for the night of December 31, including numerology-guided color picks and six simpatias compiled with Bruxa Evani, underscoring these rituals as personal, reproducible practices for peace, prosperity and love in 2026.