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13 Action News has multiple crews stationed around the valley for New Year's Eve, including crews on Las Vegas Strip, Fremont Street Experience and on top of the Palms hotel-casino.

WATCH THE FIREWORKS AGAIN BELOW

OVERNIGHT
Las Vegas police reported no major incidents during the New Year's Eve celebration on the Las Vegas Strip and the Fremont Street Experience. However, there were three felony and 12 misdemeanor arrests with four citations issued along with 20 medical transports, according to authorities.

Between the hours of 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 to 6 a.m. on Jan. 1 Nevada Highway Patrol arrested 31 motorists on suspicion of DUI. Their first wrong way driver call of the new year came in at 1:17 a.m. on the I-11.
1:11 A.M.
12:42 A.M.
According to Clark County, a total of 18 people have been transported to local hospitals. At least 10 of those transports was related to alcohol.

12:32 A.M.
The first arrest of 2020 by the DUI strike team.

12:13 A.M.
Las Vegas Fire & Rescue says that they have transported one adult to UMC Trauma after a serious fireworks-related incident at approximately 11:30 p.m.

Rescue 108 transported 1 adult to UMC-Trauma after a serious fireworks related incident at approx. 11:30PM. Incident on valley's eastside.

- Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD)

MIDNIGHT
Here are some resolutions from our Las Vegas headliners, including Mr. Las Vegas Wayne Newton.

11:55 P.M.
Mayor Carolyn Goodman and former mayor Oscar Goodman took the stage on Fremont Street shortly before midnight. However, when the former mayor asked a question of the crowd, it didn't quite go as expected.

11:09 P.M.
The $32 million renovations to the Viva Vision canopy at Fremont Street Experience was officially unveiled with a special New Year's Eve show Tuesday night.

11 P.M.
Clark County says three more people were hospitalized for a total of seven people since 8:30 p.m. All of them from the Strip or downtown Las Vegas, the county says.

10:48 P.M.
The party is Opumping at the Palms. Don't miss the special countdown to midnight on their LED wall.

10:44 P.M.
Nevada Highway Patrol shared a photograph is a totaled car near the US-95 and Interstate 15. The driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI, NHP says.

10:39 P.M.
Clark County says that 4 people have been transported so far tonight to local hospitals from the Las Vegas Strip.

10:15 P.M.
The crowd is growing in downtown Las Vegas. There are 11 bands throughout the night.

10 P.M.
13 Action New's New Year's Eve special will kick off at 11 p.m. Our crews are getting ready for the show to begin.

9:58 P.M.
Looks like the party is gathering steam on the Las Vegas Strip and in downtown Las Vegas.

9:47 P.M.
Here's the latest info about traffic enforcement tonight.

9 P.M.
Nevada Highway Patrol has stopped multiple drivers for excessive speed already tonight.

8:30 P.M.
Chopper 13 is flying high above Las Vegas tonight. It will be shooting the fireworks on the Las Vegas Strip and a special countdown to midnight on the giant LED wall at the Palms hotel-casino.

8:20 P.M.
Gov. Steve Sisolak says he stopped by the Vegas Fusion Center where local, state and federal agencies are keeping an eye on Las Vegas.

8:19 P.M.
Nevada Highway Patrol catches up with wrong-way driver on Las Vegas Boulevard near M Resort.

7:45 P.M.
Nevada Highway Patrol says it took 4 suspected DUI drivers to jail and stopped many other speeding motorists between 4 and 7 p.m.

7:40 P.M.
There are hundreds of police officers working in the Las Vegas valley tonight.
7:30 P.M.
Henderson's Emergency Operations Center is open and busy tonight.

Road closures are in full effect, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

6:45 P.M.
All inbound roads leading onto the Las Vegas Strip are fully closed to traffic.

6:36 P.M.
Clark County Fire Department personnel getting ready for the busy night.

6 P.M.
Barricades are in place on the Las Vegas Strip between Sahara Avenue and Mandalay Bay Road. Las Vegas police begin clearing traffic.

5:45 P.M.
Officers began closing all other westbound streets, roads ad alleys leading onto Las Vegas Boulevard between Sahara Avenue and Mandalay Bay Road from Koval Lane.

5 P.M.
Road closures for New Year's Eve on the Las Vegas Strip begin. The Nevada Department of Transportation and Nevada Highway Patrol started with the Flamingo Road, Tropicana Avenue and Spring Mountain Road offramps.

13 Action News began broadcasting from the Las Vegas Strip, Fremont Street Experience and from the top of the Palms hotel-casino.
LOOKING BACK AT 2019: If you want to avoid the roadways on New Year's Eve, 13 Action News will be live from the Las Vegas Strip and downtown Las Vegas to celebrate with the best live music and fireworks. Watch "Vegas 2020 New Year's Eve" on channel 13. Our special coverage starts at 11 p.m.

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RECAP: New Year's Eve celebrations in Las Vegas

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13 Action News has multiple crews stationed around the valley for New Year's Eve, including crews on Las Vegas Strip, Fremont Street Experience and on top of the Palms hotel-casino. WATCH THE FIREWORKS AGAIN BELOW OVERNIGHT Las Vegas police reported no major incidents during the New Year's Eve celebration on the Las Vegas Strip and the Fremont Street Experience.

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How different countries ring in the New Year

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Watch and see New Year's Eve celebrations around the world

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Food traditions around the world vary depending on where you're from. For example, In Spain 12 grapes are eaten on the stroke of Midnight. and in Scotland, Scotch is a popular drink on New Years.

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12 grapes eaten on the 12 strokes of midnight, Spain

Eating a dozen grapes, one during each stroke of midnight, is a Spanish New Year's tradition. If you don't manage to eat all the grapes (a real hazard, especially when you consider the choking risks) then that's bad luck. The flavour of the grapes is also a harbinger of fortune, with a sweet one predicting a good one and a sour a less-than-good one.

Rosca de reyes, Mexico

Eaten on January 6 to celebrate the Epiphany (when the three wise men arrived to meet the baby Jesus), this ring-shaped enriched bread is decorated with fruit, nuts and sugar. A tiny model of baby Jesus is placed inside the cake before baking and the lucky person who discovers the trinket in their slice is considered blessed. They must take the figure to a church on Candlemas day (February 2) and provide a feast of tamales and atole, a drink made from ground corn, cinnamon, water and sugar.

Tteokguk, South Korea

This soup is so intrinsic to South Korean New Year ( Seollal, February 16) that without eating it you can't be considered to be one year older, as Korean people consider themselves to grow older at New Year's rather than on their birthday. You can even discover how old a Korean person is by asking them how many tteokguk they have eaten. Made of broth, small disc-shaped rice cakes, meat and vegetables, tteokguk isbelieved to give eaters good luck for the year ahead. And it's delicious, too, being topped with eggs, roasted seaweed and spring onions and full of flavoursome, chewy rice cakes.

Raw egg, El Salvador

You'll be pleased to know that you don't have to eat this raw egg, but instead crack it into a glass of water a minute before midnight. The following morning everyone decides what their yolk looks like, and the answer will represent what the near year will bring.

Lentils, Italy

With their coin-like shape, lentils are thought to bring prosperity for the year ahead when eaten on New Year's Day. They're frequently served with cotechino, a pork sausage, which has fatty and rich qualities that also symbolise future prosperity.

Pomegranate, Turkey

People smash this delicious sweet and sour red fruit onto their doorways on New Year's. The more seeds that burst out, the more good fortune you will acquire. The seeds symbolises fertility and abundance for the coming year.

Black-eyed peas, greens, pork and cornbread, Southern US

Beans or peas represent pennies, cooked greens such as collard or mustard greens represent folded money, and pork represents general prosperity as pigs root forward when searching for food through the earth. Cornbread also represents wealth due to its golden colour. You're in for a bumper year if you eat this meal!

Pork or sugar pigs, Germany

Carrying on the theme of pigs equalling money is Germany - except in this country, you don't have to actually eat pork to receive the luck, which is good news for vegetarians. Instead you can munch on a delicious glücksschwein, or a tiny, cute pig made from sugary almond paste. The sweetness of these piggies promise an extra sweet New Year.

Whisky, Scotland

Finally, something to toast the new year with. To celebrate Hogmanay, the Scottish word for New Year's Eve celebrations, the first person to cross the threshold of your house is supposed to bring gifts symbolising good luck for the coming year. Scottish whisky will bring a merry year ahead, the spiced fruit cake Black Bun ensures that you'll have food enough to prosper and a lump coal represents warmth and fuel for the new year. The gifts are meant to be carried by a tall, dark and handsome man for a truly auspicious start to the year.

Tang yuan, China

These are sweet rice dumplings stuffed with a variety of delicious fillings such as sweet bean paste, sesame seed paste and sugar, nuts or fruit, and they are eaten at Chinese New Year (16 February). They're boiled and then served in syrup which is sometimes flavoured with ginger. They're also served at Chinese weddings, winter solstice and other celebration days. They are seen as auspicious because the word ' tang yuan ' is a homophone for 'union', so they symbolise togetherness and family.

Kuku sabzi, Iran

A kind of frittata made with egg and fresh herbs, this fragrant and flavoursome dish is traditional at Nowruz, the Persian celebration of New Year which happens at the stroke of the spring equinox. Kuku sabzi promises abundance and fertility for the year ahead.

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11 New Year's Eve Food Traditions From Around The World That Will Make Your Mouth Water

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12 grapes eaten on the 12 strokes of midnight, Spain Eating a dozen grapes, one during each stroke of midnight, is a Spanish New Year's tradition. If you don't manage to eat all the grapes (a real hazard, especially when you consider the choking risks) then that's bad luck.

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Many have a belief that certain food signifies "good luck" for the New Year. Those foods include: Greens, Cornbread, Pork, Grapes, Pomegranates, Fish, Noodles and Rice and Cakes.

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Here are seven New Year's good luck foods to attract abundance and prosperity in the coming year. Or at least they'll pick us up after hard-partying the night before.

1. Black-Eyed Peas, Greens, and Cornbread

Luck factor: Even folks who aren't from the Southern United States go all in on eating black-eyed peas and leafy greens for good luck on New Year's Day. Add a slice of cornbread, and you've got "peas for pennies, greens for dollars, and cornbread for gold."

Try these recipes: Slow Cooker Spicy Black-Eyed Peas, Kickin' Collard Greens, and Skillet Corn Bread

Watch: Try Three New Ways to Enjoy Black-Eyed Peas

2. Pork

Luck factor: Pork for progress! Pigs root around with their snouts moving in a forward motion, which is why many cultures around the world eat pork on New Year's Day to symbolize progress for the coming year.

Try this recipe: Slow Cooker Pork and Sauerkraut with Apples

3. Grapes

Luck factor: In Spain and Mexico, eating 12 grapes at midnight as the clock strikes once for each hour will bring you luck for the 12 months ahead. (It's not as easy as it sounds.)

Make this recipe for your New Year's Eve party, and hold some grapes aside for your good-luck gobble: Balsamic Roasted Grapes

4. Pomegranates

Luck factor: Seeds have always been associated with fertility. In Greece, they hurl whole pomegranates to the floor to release a flood of seeds that symbolize life and abundance.

Instead of smashing your pomegranate on the floor, try this easy method to get the seeds out, then use them in this recipe: Spiced Pears and Pomegranate

5. Fish

Luck factor: So many fish in the sea. Maybe that's why they symbolized abundance in the new year around the world: Asian cultures feast on whole fish to celebrate Lunar New year, while on the other side of the globe, Europeans eat cod, herring, and carp. And while you don't eat the silvery scales, they do stand for coinage and plenty of it.

Try this recipe: Baked Dijon Salmon

6. Noodles and Rice

Luck factor: Noodles, especially extra-long noodles, are thought to bring long life if you eat them without breaking them in the middle. Rice is all about fertility and wealth.

Try this comforting dish for a double dose of luck: Chicken Long Rice Soup

7. Cakes

Luck factor: Ring-shaped cakes and other rounded sweet treats bring a full circle of luck to the eater. In some traditions, a coin is baked inside to bring an extra serving of luck to the one who finds it.

Try this recipe: Vaselopita - Greek New Years Cake

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Here are seven New Year's good luck foods to attract abundance and prosperity in the coming year. Or at least they'll pick us up after hard-partying the night before. Luck factor: Even folks who aren't from the Southern United States go all in on eating black-eyed peas and leafy greens for good luck on New Year's Day.

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In Brazil, Many people go all in while celebrating. Usually wearing white. (Dresses for women) And usually on a beach or waterfront is where most like to celebrate it. If you're on the beach when midnight hits, You jump into the water and are supposed to jump 7 waves. It's weird but they also wear different color underclothes each meaning a different thing. And the last thing many do is collect a bay leaf, and keep it with them because it signifies good luck for the New year.

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It's that time of year, time to ring in the New Year's Eve! As you make your preparations to celebrate New Year's Eve around the world, you may have some traditions you practice or even some superstitions.

This is especially true in Brazil - where Brazilian New Year's Eve traditions are especially highlighted on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro - Brazil's second largest city.

That night, the center of celebration is Copacabana New Year's Eve!

Waiting for the strike of Midnight at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro

Looking for other things to do in Rio?
Check out this Rio Travel Guide from Layer Culture.

Where to celebrate New Year's Eve in Rio de Janeiro

One of the top things to do in Rio de Janeiro is to experience the famous Copacabana Beach New Year's Eve party.

It's difficult to replicate the feeling of standing on that famous and warm beach, sand between your toes, surrounded by about 3 million people with your very own bottle of champagne.

If you are planning on going to Copacabana Beach for Rio de Janeiro New Year's Eve Party, here are a few tips to help you plan for the perfect night.

Arrive early to get the best spots

Most people will arrive closer to midnight, so you can try to beat them by arriving before 10 pm. You can mark your spot by having your towel or canga (Brazilian style sarong) and beach chairs.

See a Concert in Copacabana

For the epicenter of the party in Copacabana Beach, head out to the beach section in front of Copacabana Palace. There is a big stage for a concert here.

Don't rely on Uber or Taxis in Rio

Riding Metro is recommended, and buy the special New Year's Eve passes. The Metro will be open until 5 am on New Year's Day.

Stay in a hotel in Copacabana

If you have the budget and can afford it, we recommend staying right on Copacabana Beach. There are a few hotels around Copacabana Beach that are perfect places to stay for the New Year's Eve celebration. Of course, we recommend booking your hotel well in advance.

Here are a few suggestions for Copacabana Beach hotels. We may make a commission if you decide to book one of these using the links below:

Looking for the perfect hotel in Rio de Janeiro? Click here to find hotels in Rio de Janeiro and choose the one that works best for you and your budget.

All the while, you'll be able to watch the ships in the middle of the bay being illuminated by the explosions of fireworks at the strike of midnight.

What to wear in Brazil for New Year's Eve?

For New Years in Brazil, it's traditional to wear white clothing. The tradition is based on African rituals that have been integrated into the Brazilian culture.

You can even take it a step further with this odd Brazilian New Year's Eve tradition: color-coded underwear. Your underwear color signifies what you want to focus on for the upcoming New Year! More on this on Tradition 2 below.

Classy outfit for New Year's Eve Party in Rio de Janeiro? Check out these white beach dresses for women or white beach clothing for men - and observe the Brazilian tradition for New Year's Eve in style!

Reveillon in Brazil

A former co-worker of mine is a native of Brazil. I asked him to tell me a bit about the Brazilian New Year's Eve traditions he and his family observe. Hopefully, you'll find one or two interesting enough to include in your own celebrations that weekend.

Neto: In Brazil, the New Year's Eve celebration, called Reveillon, is one of the most important dates in the year. It's the time to reflect upon the past, and make new resolutions for the coming year.
There are many Brazil customs and traditions and other superstitions to start the New Year the right way!

Lots and lots of fireworks at Copacabana Beach New Year's Eve!

New Year's Eve traditions in Brazil

If you're going to celebrate New Year's Eve in Brazil, you have to go all in! Here are a few authentic tips that Brazilian's practice. Try some - you never know, they might work!

But before you do anything, you have to choose a white outfit for the night and it must be brand-new. Wearing white will guarantee peace throughout the coming year.

(Again: white beach dresses for women or white beach clothing for men.)

All dressed up? Good! Now here are a few Brazilian traditions for New Year's Eve.

Don't forget to throw a flower to the ocean to honor Yemanja, the Deity of the Seas!

1. Jump seven waves

If you are at the beach when midnight comes around, you must jump 7 waves and throw white flowers on the beach to start the New Year with luck, happiness and prosperity.

This is why people here always prefer to spend Brazilian New Year's Eve at the beach.

2. Multi-colored undergarments

The most common New Year's Eve superstition in Brazil is wearing colors with different meanings. Wearing white outer layers is essential; however, undergarments can include color. Brazilians normally choose the color of their underwear to attract what they want.

Yellow = money and prosperity

Pink = love

Red = passion

Blue = harmony

Orange = professional success

Green = health

Purple = inspiration

3. Brazilian New Year's Food

Eating pomegranate brings wealth. You have to eat seven little seeds and keep the seeds in your wallet during the turn of the year.

Don't eat poultry, such as turkey or chicken. These animals walk backwards or "regress in life." No one wants to go backwards. Always forward!

4. Get Lucky

Keeping a bay leaf in your wallet and eating lentils brings you luck.

Offerings at Ipanema Beach

5. Carry lots of cash

Always spend Reveillon with pockets full of money, so that you can continue the rest of the New Year the same way. Obviously, be careful about going anywhere with wads of cash in your pockets.

If you're going to skip one Rio New Year's Eve tradition, this might be a good one!

6. Finding love on New year's Eve in Brazil

To ignite a new love, always greet the object of your affection after the countdown at midnight.

7. Wanderlust

If you'd like to travel a lot in the New Year, grab an empty suitcase and walk around your house. May we suggest choosing a white suitcase?

After all, you have white clothing. You need to go all in!

Wearing white for New Year's Eve is a Carioca (Rio native) tradition

8. New Year on the "right foot"

To start the New Year off on the "right foot," do the countdown on a higher surface and step down with the right foot in the New Year.

Happy New Year Everyone!

Will you ring in New Year with any type of traditions or superstitions? Have you been to a memorable New Year's Eve celebration during your travels?

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