on the three days before réveillon, and on december 31st traffic in the area is limited, with many roads totally or partially closed off, including the beach front avenida jornalista alberto francisco torres, and the streets rua miguel de frias, rua tavares de macedo, rua álvares de azevedo, rua pereira da silva, rua lopes trovão, rua otávio carneiro, rua belisário augusto, and rua presidente backer.       

members of the municipal guard, cet-rio, civilian police, military police, and firefighters will be present at this event for security reasons, and to make sure everything runs smoothly.

furthermore, we recommend reading our safety section for more details on safety at night and in many other situations.