New Year’s Eve in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is always a big party, but this year it was even bigger than usual, with an estimated two million people showing up for celebrations around the Copacabana Beach.
The focus for this year’s celebrations was firmly on the Olympics, with the games scheduled to be held in the city in 2016. Celebrations included the unveiling of the official 2016 Olympic Games logo.
At 10pm, on large screens set up around the beach area, and amid a fanfare of music and fireworks the Olympics logo was revealed. The new emblem was designed by Rio agency Tatil and is based on four pillars that reflect both the spirit of Brazil and of the Olympic Games themselves - contagious energy; harmonious diversity; exuberant nature and Olympic spirit.
The new Olympics logo resembles three figures dancing hand-in-hand in yellow, green and blue, in which the famous form of Sugarloaf Mountain can also be seen. According to International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge
“The new Olympics logo really reflects the vision of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil for these games”. One thing is for certain, Rio de Janeiro is sure to be putting on one serious opening ceremony.
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