People embrace as they watch the traditional New Year's fireworks from the water at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early on January 1, 2025. A traditional fireworks display and free music concerts will be held to welcome the new year during the New Year's Eve celebration in Rio de Janeiro. The Rio Mayor's Press Office considers it the world's biggest New Year's Eve celebration, with 2 million people expected to attend. (Photo by TERCIO TEIXEIRA / AFP) (Photo by TERCIO TEIXEIRA/AFP via Getty Images)