Overview
- Mayor Abel Caballero delivered a message of peace and friendship, led the customary trilingual countdown and switched off the display around 7:40 p.m. local time.
- The illumination ran from November 15 to January 11 with roughly 12 million LEDs, more than 1,100 arches, nearly 3,000 ornamental motifs and over 2,600 decorated trees.
- Local hospitality and taxi services reported generally positive business, while retailers noted the growing pull of online shopping during the sales period.
- Coverage estimated attendance at the switch-off at hundreds to about a thousand people in Porta do Sol despite on-and-off rain.
- Seasonal offerings wind down as the giant Ferris wheel, markets, Circo de Nadal and a dinosaur exhibition close, while Samil’s ice rink and karts remain open until February 1.