Alok in Copacabana should attract more than 1 million people; find out how the show will be and how to get there

the show of DJ Alok This Saturday (26) on Copacabana beach, in the south zone of Rio de Janeiro, there will be a free event to celebrate the centenary of the Copacabana Palace hotel. The sequence of presentations is scheduled to start at 8 pm and is expected to end at 10:30 pm. The date will also be a moment of celebration for the artist, who will complete 32 years.

Alok will perform on top of a revolving stage with a 360° opening, in the shape of a pyramid, almost 30 meters high – equivalent to an 8-story building -, in addition to hundreds of LED panels that will interact with lasers and lights during the course of the presentation.

One of the highlights of the performance will be the homage to samba from Rio, as 12 samba schools from the Rio Carnival Special Group will play with Alok.

In addition to sound, the show will have fireworks synchronized with the music. The event, which is being called in the city “New Year’s Eve out of season” will have lighting with drones also synchronized with the music.

The expectation, according to the City Hall of Rio de Janeiro, is that the event will attract more than one million people to the sands of Copacabana and Leme.

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Just like New Year’s Eve, to welcome the public, the Copacabana neighborhood will have a special traffic and access operation. Here’s how to get to the event:

prohibitions

They start from 12:00 on Saturday (26) and continue until 1:00 on Sunday (27)

• Avenida Atlântica, in both directions, between Av. Princesa Isabel and Rua Francisco Otaviano;
• Rua Francisco Otaviano, between Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua Júlio de Castilhos, between Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua Francisco Sá, between Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua Sá Ferreira, between Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua Almirante Gonçalves, between Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua Miguel Lemos, between Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua Xavier Da Silveira, between Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua Constante Ramos, between Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua Santa Clara, between Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua Siqueira Campos, between Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua Hilário de Gouveia, between Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua Rodolfo Dantas, between Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Avenida Prado Júnior, between Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Princesa Isabel, towards the seafront, between Rua Barata Ribeiro and Av. Atlântica.

Traffic and parking ban

From 2pm on Friday (25th) to 6am on Sunday (27th)

• Av. Atlântica, between Rua Santa Clara and Av. Prado Júnior, including in the bays next to the buildings;
• Rua Bolívar, between Av. Atlântica and Rua Pompeu Loureiro;
• Rua Figueiredo Magalhães, between Av. Atlântica and Rua Tonelero;
• Rua Siqueira Campos, between Rua Tonelero and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua Hilário de Gouveia, between Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua Paula Freitas, between Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua República do Peru, between Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua Fernando Mendes, between Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua Rodolfo Dantas, between Av. Atlântica and Rua Barata Ribeiro;
• Rua Duvivier, between Av. Atlântica and Rua Barata Ribeiro;
• Rua Ronald de Carvalho, in the section next to Praça do Lido;
• Rua Belford Roxo, in the section next to Praça do Lido;
• Av. Prado Júnior, between Rua Ministro Viveiros de Castro and Av. Atlântica;
• Rua Ministro Viveiros de Castro, between Av. Princesa Isabel and Rua Duvivier;
• Rua Hilário de Golveia, Rua Paula Freitas, Rua República do Peru and Rua Fernando Mendes, between Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Av. Atlântica.

From 6:00 am on Saturday to 6:00 am on Sunday:

• Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, between Rua Francisco Otaviano and Av. Princesa Isabel;
• Rua Barata Ribeiro, between Av. Princesa Isabel and Rua Djalma Ulrich;
• Rua Raul Pompéia, between Rua Sá Ferreira and Rua Joaquim Nab.

alternative routes

In view of the interdiction of Avenida Atlântica in both directions and the impacts that will be generated on traffic on other roads in Copacabana, vehicles that normally travel through the neighborhood may choose to follow Lagoa or Botafogo, Humaitá and Jardim Botânico.

Mobility

To meet the expected large movement of people, CET-Rio prepared a special traffic plan with several interdictions and parking bans in the region. The operation will include:

• 150 people in transit actions, including CET-Rio operators and support staff;
• 20 operational vehicles and 30 motorcycles, which will work to maintain traffic flow, curb irregularities and guide pedestrians and drivers;
• 26 mobile and fixed variable message boards;
• Operators at the Rio Operations Center (COR) will monitor the event area, allowing adjustments to be implemented in the traffic light schedule whenever this need is found. CET-Rio trailers will be positioned at strategic points on the main roads in the region for quick clearance in case of accidents and breakdowns.

Monitoring

COR will monitor the entire event with more than 100 cameras. The operators will monitor the main blocking points and accesses to the Copacabana neighborhood. In addition there will be:

• Drone to assist the operation at points where there are no monitoring cameras;
• COR will use Réveillon’s operating experience to guide municipal agents in the show’s actions;
• A staff of 50 operators will be used on Saturday (26), in the Situation Room, in Cidade Nova, in front of the largest video wall in Latin America with 104m². A special layout was developed for the screen. The Alerta Rio System will be on duty at COR with meteorologists and technicians who will be monitoring the weather conditions in the city during the event in real time;
• The Secretariat of Public Order (Seop) and the Municipal Guard of Rio (GM-Rio) will act in ordering actions, inspection of street vendors and in ordering traffic around the event;
• Approximately 700 agents were scheduled for the job, 152 of which were focused on traffic. Preventive actions begin on Friday (25), from 19h. On Saturday (26), the teams start to work at 12h. The agents will curb the illegal sale of products, drinks in glass bottles, as well as fine and remove vehicles that disrespect the signs to maintain order in the neighborhood.

Security

Security will be similar to the operation of the last New Year’s Eve in Rio. There will be 16 lockout points and eight inspection points with metal detectors for the public going to the show. Including, 100 portable metal detectors to support PM will be used.

In addition, the Military Police will install 20 observation towers. Drones will also be used to monitor the public. In all, 43 vehicles will be at different points in the neighborhood.

Health

• 02 medical posts with purge and hydraulic and exhaustion system;
• 10 mobile ICUs for medical posts and backstage;
• 50 pairs of stretcher bearers for medical posts.

Subway

• The three Copacabana stations will operate from 5 am on Saturday to 1 am on Sunday (Cardeal Arcoverde, Siqueira Campos and Cantagalo);
• The other stations will only be open for disembarking;
• City Hall recommends boarding and disembarking at Siqueira Campos station;
• Compositions of lines 1/4 will operate from Jardim Oceânico station to Uruguay. Line 2 will operate between Pavuna and General Osório;
• The transfer between lines 1/4 and 2 can be done between Central and General Osório stations;
• Going to the event: disembark at Rua Siqueira Campos (access A) and Praça Cardeal Arcoverde (access A);
• To avoid queues, cards will not be sold at Cardeal Arcoverde station;
• Return from the event: take Rua Figueiredo Magalhães (access B) and Praça Cardeal Arcoverde (access A). Only with pre-purchased cards;
• After midnight, the other stations will only operate for disembarking.

Cleaning

• 1,120 sweepers divided into three work shifts;
• From 22:00, the service will be intensified, until the entire beach and surroundings are clean, already at dawn on Sunday (27);
• Comlurb will provide 1,000 240-liter containers and 100 1,200-liter metal boxes for the correct disposal of your waste;
• To clean the sand on the beach, 11 tractors will be used to remove waste, eight tractors with a rear implement for sifting the sand and six portable mini tractors;
• The waste collected during this action, which will be carried out by means of a selective collection compactor truck designated exclusively for this purpose, will be forwarded to the collectors’ cooperatives accredited by the Company.

Social Assistance will serve homeless people

• The Municipal Secretariat for Social Assistance (SMAS) will carry out socio-territorial monitoring, with a team specialized in the Social Approach, to assist the homeless population and identify child labor or exploitation at the event location;
• When the streets close, SMAS will provide assistance to cases that require intervention.

Women’s Secretariat will attend

• The Secretariat for Women’s Policies and Promotion will have a team specialized in assisting and welcoming women who suffer violence during the event.