New Year's Eve in Rio was a fabulous event. The fireworks festival at Copacabana started at midnight, right after the countdown. They managed to time the soundtrack to and one of the highlights were the hearts to the sound of "All You Need is Love", by the Beatles. This year there were also fireworks at Barra, the suburbs, and around Lagoa. They were centered around the 40-story high floating Christmas Tree, and this time we were there to capture some images for you. Enjoy!

As you may know, the even sector of the Sambodrome is being rebuilt. They put down the old beer factory to set up structures that mirror the other side. This will improve acoustics, increase the number of seats, and follow the original design by legendary architecht Niemeyer. Many hotels and flats in Ipanema and Copacabana are already fully booked, but there's still hope! If you have any questions just contact us!

If you are planning to stay in Rio for longer than a couple of days, you may consider purchasing a copy of the paper guide "Rio for Partiers". This is a practical guide with lots of information and photos. It is fun and easy to read. In addition to attractions it has listings of favorite restaurants and nightclubs, and many of them come with discount coupons – more than enough to pay for the cost of the book. There's also a large foldable city may and a crash course on Portuguese in MP3 format!