one of the most anticipated events along praia de icaraí is the bloco das piranhas, a street party that has been animating the neighborhood for nearly twenty years, gathering an amazing 80,000 people - with most of them being men in drag.   

starting on the night of december 29th, are traditionally rich with rock and samba shows, along with lougo mouro, onda livre, planta & raiz, alex martinho, sinfônica ambulante, drenna rock and celta 5 are some of the artists who participated in the past to these pre-réveillon parties.

for samba fans, the famous niterói 's samba schools viradouro and cubango also performed together for the first time at réveillon at icaraí.

on december 31st, for the festa da virada, around 500 thousand people start gathering at around 8 pm to welcome the new year.