Lagoa Christmas Tree Returns to Rio After Five Years With Nightly Lightings Through Jan. 6

Overview

• The floating structure was lit on Saturday night at around 9 p.m., marking the reopening of the holiday attraction after a five-year hiatus.
• Standing 60 meters tall with roughly 20 kilometers of LED and neon flex lights, the display operates nightly until January 6 with published hours for weekdays and weekends.
• Opening festivities featured a free Orquestra Petrobras Sinfônica concert led by Felipe Prazeres, a fireworks show, and the lighting button pressed by Petrobras president Magda Chambriard.
• Admission is free with advance tickets via GoDream, with opening-night passes reported sold out and possible additional releases depending on capacity, and large screens were set up at Parque dos Patins and Parque do Cantagalo.
• To improve safety and access, the city placed metal panels along about 300 meters near Curva do Calombo and MetrôRio ran a special operation guiding riders to General Osório/Ipanema, Access E.