come
new year's eve, praia de ribeira plays a very important
role in the festivities, as the barges that
come in and out of the port carry the
fireworks
towards the
beaches of
copacabana.
for the 2013 celebrations, eleven ships
carried twenty-four tons of
fireworks
that created a spectacular
sixteen-minute show over the bay for all of rio to
enjoy.
there is no direct bus line
that connects rio's
zona sul to the
beaches of
ilha do governador.