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Rio celebrates start of Olympic year with special firework

Xinhua, January 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

The city of Rio marked the year of 2016 Rio Olympics with a special fireworks show at the famous Copacabana Beach on January 1, 2016.

The fireworks show is a traditional New Year's Eve party in Rio held in every new year's eve, while this year with less than eight months to go untill Rio Olympics, a special fireworks highlighting the Olympic spirit through images and sounds was displayed.

"We start the year of the Olympics. We think that 2016 is a year to stay in the city's history. Nothing better to start this year with this very special party, which is the Copacabana New Year's Eve," said Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes. Endit