the fireworks on copacabana - this is the night everyone has been waiting for, building up for many days and nights of pre-celebrations and partying around town.

ever more famous, rio de janeiro's réveillon fireworks display is one of the longest and most impressive the world has to offer, and as a result the show attracts massive crowds each year.

over two million people, mostly dressed in white, gather along copacabana beach to take part in the celebrations.

a huge amount of time, money, and effort is invested in the preparation of the spectacle, which takes place just off the shore of copacabana beach.