Rio de Janeiro celebrates New Year

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Rio de Janeiro celebrates New Year

STORY: Rio de Janeiro celebrates New Year DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:53 LOCATION: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people celebrating 2. various of fireworks show 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): ANGELA RAMOS, Tourist 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Portuguese): MARCOS SOUZA, Music producer STORYLINE: The municipal government of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, set up stages around the city and set off fireworks Saturday night to welcome the New Year. Some of the local residents wore white clothes as a tradition to pay tribute to Iemanja, the Queen of the Sea. Before the shows, people cast beauty items such as mirrors and necklaces, and sent flowers as a gift, to the sea. SOUNDBITE 1 (Portuguese): ANGELA RAMOS, Tourist "There's no better New Year's Eve than Copacabana. It's an out-of-the-ordinary emotion." Rio resumed the full party this year, with two stages in Copacabana in the South Zone of the city, in addition to nine other celebration locations throughout the city. At the events, ma

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