٠٠:٠٢:٣٠Residents of Rio de Janeiro came out in numbers on Friday to gather and celebrate New Years Eve, watching fireworks from the crowded Copacabana beach.
"They said there would be no businesses opened, bars would be closed, restaurants would not be opened. But I see crowds here, those are big contradictions," said Evandro, a local resident, as bars and restaurants remained open on the beach.
Earlier this week, city authorities annoucned that police would be closing access to the Copacabana beach and its surrounding for the New Year's Eve celebration, which did not prevent smaller crowds than usual from gathering in the area for the celebrations.
Brazil: Rio residents watch New Year's Eve fireworks from crowded beach despite pandemic
Residents of Rio de Janeiro came out in numbers on Friday to gather and celebrate New Years Eve, watching fireworks from the crowded Copacabana beach.
"They said there would be no businesses opened, bars would be closed, restaurants would not be opened. But I see crowds here, those are big contradictions," said Evandro, a local resident, as bars and restaurants remained open on the beach.
Earlier this week, city authorities annoucned that police would be closing access to the Copacabana beach and its surrounding for the New Year's Eve celebration, which did not prevent smaller crowds than usual from gathering in the area for the celebrations.
Residents of Rio de Janeiro came out in numbers on Friday to gather and celebrate New Years Eve, watching fireworks from the crowded Copacabana beach.
"They said there would be no businesses opened, bars would be closed, restaurants would not be opened. But I see crowds here, those are big contradictions," said Evandro, a local resident, as bars and restaurants remained open on the beach.
Earlier this week, city authorities annoucned that police would be closing access to the Copacabana beach and its surrounding for the New Year's Eve celebration, which did not prevent smaller crowds than usual from gathering in the area for the celebrations.