Rio Details Réveillon 2026: 13 Free Stages, Star Copacabana Bill, Bigger Fireworks

Overview

• Copacabana’s main stage features Gilberto Gil with Ney Matogrosso, Belo with Alcione, João Gomes with Iza, DJ Alok and Beija-Flor, with performances broadcast on TV Globo, Globoplay and Multishow.
• Producers plan a 12‑minute pyrotechnic show using 19 barges along the shoreline, with additional official fireworks at Flamengo, Barra, Recreio and the Penha sanctuary, and say they intend to fly 1,200 drones as a record attempt.
• Thirteen municipal stages will host free concerts across the city, including a dedicated Samba stage in Copacabana and a Gospel stage in Leme, alongside sites in Madureira, Flamengo, Ilha do Governador, Paquetá and the West Zone.
• MetrôRio will run a special operation requiring a R$15 round‑trip “passaporte,” with entry from 7 p.m. on Dec. 31 in timed slots and return until 5 a.m. on Jan. 1; regular cards and NFC payments will be suspended during the special window.
• A packed pre‑Réveillon calendar includes the SeráQAbre? festival at MAM with Luísa Sonza and Marina Sena, a Martin Garrix show in Barra, and the Rio Réveillon at the Jockey Club, while the Cortejo da Virada will announce its departure point on Dec. 31.