Brazilians celebrate at the annual New Year's Eve beach party on December 31, 2011 for the Copacabana Reveillon in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. One of the world's largest New Year's Eve parties in the world rang in 2012 with performances lasting through 3 a.m. The event cost organizers an estimated R$17.2 million, of which R$14 million are provided by sponsors. An estimated 2 million people attended. Ano Novo (New Years) is the second biggest celebration in Rio, second only to Carnival, and brings travelers and Cariocas (Rio natives) alike to the 2.5 mile stretch of sand between Leme and the Copacabana Fort. (Photo by Konrad Fiedler/Getty Images)