the final mass, originally scheduled to be held in guaratiba, was moved to copacabana beach, resulting in millions of pilgrims orderly camping out on the beach overnight for the vigil - an unprecedented event in the history of the city.

world youth day official website is available here, listing more details, updates, and follow-ups.  

on this link we posted some pictures of the welcoming of pope francisco in copacabana.

published by oglobo, this link, shows a video of the pilgrimage that took place across town the day of the vigil preceding the mass.