Rio de Janeiro Gay New Year's Eve
Rio de Janeiro Gay New Year's Eve (often just referred to as Rio Gay Reveillon) is a LGBT new year's eve located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The main party along Copacabana Beach hosts several music stages, fireworks and dancing. Around two million people are expected on Copacabana beach and therefore organisation of transport in and out of the area is vital. Roads are blocked to traffic from 6 PM on 31 December until 4 AM on 1 January.
The Week International, the top gay nightclub in Rio de Janeiro, and Revolution, a big party and pool party, organizes an annual gay new year's eve party event. Rio de Janeiro has always been a favorite destination for gays from Brazil, and in 2009, the city is elected the best LGBT destination in the world. In 2010, the same city also was elected the most sexiest city of the world to LGBTs, according to the U.S. Logo channel and TripOutGayTravel.
See also
- List of LGBT events
- LGBT rights in Brazil
- LGBT rights in the World