for the traditionalist, there is the official celebration at the cathedral metropolitana de são sebastião, where the archdiocese of the rio metropolitan region conducts a sober, traditional mass that draws a crowd that completely fills the cathedral.

in acknowledgement of the city-wide interest, the archdiocese started in 2010 to hold another missa do galo at the igreja da penha in the zona norte.

additionally, more relaxed celebrations are held at the igreja nossa senhora da paz at in ipanema and under the open sky on the praia da barra.