the christmas tree of lagoa rodrigo de freitas has been wowing
audiences since 1996. it is unique in that it is the world's largest
floating
christmas tree and officially recognized by the guinness
book of record, weighing in at over 543 tons.
the decoration consists of 3.1 million micro light bulbs, 120
kilometers of tube lights, and 100 led spotlights. the tree is just
over 85 meters tall, the equivalent of a 28-story building.