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RIO – Rio’s mayor’s office decided on Wednesday that access to Copacabana will be blocked during the night of the new year, as anticipated by the G1 portal. Starting at 8:00 p.m. on the 31st, only residents will have access to the neighborhood. The decision is made by the interim mayor of Rio, Jorge Felippe (DEM), to avoid crowds.
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According to Jorge Felippe, in an interview with RJ2, from TV Globo, the scheme provides for the prohibition of vehicles starting at 8:00 p.m. on December 31, with the exception of residents. The metro stations, from Central to Barra da Tijuca, as well as the buses, will also not have access to Copacabana from the same schedule.
– The playgrounds around the kiosks will be prohibited, any type of event is prohibited. The occupation of fixed street vendors in the sand and playing areas in the sand is also prohibited. What happened last year is absolutely forbidden this year. We have to seek, above all, the preservation of life and health, because no one is unaware of the severity of Covid-19. Therefore, it demands austere measures from public entities. We will certainly find, on the part of the population, the solidarity, commitment and responsibility necessary so that we can prevent this contagion from increasing in our city – Jorge Felippe told RJ2.
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Asked about the idea of restricting the entry of tourist buses to the city on the night of the change of course, the acting mayor confirmed that the measure will be carried out.
– We are talking today about this alternative with the state government. We will block access to the city of Rio de Janeiro from any tourist bus whose destination is the outskirts of the city. It is good that everyone knows that they will be blocked, that they will not have access to the city of Rio, he revealed, without giving details of the operation.
In the last week, Marcelo Crivella had already canceled the alternative New Year’s Eve party in Rio. Faced with the impossibility of carrying out the traditional model, with shows and fireworks on Copacabana beach, the city had opted for an option without crowds: virtual transmission of presentations. on six stages throughout the city and light shows. But the new increase in Covid-19 cases has influenced the abortion of this project.
Days later, the municipality also banned private New Year’s Eve parties at kiosks on the city’s waterfront. Fee-for-entry playgrounds, shows, or events along the shoreline are prohibited, either on the sand or on the boardwalk at the end of the year.
