Christmas Trees in Rio de Janeiro-amazing!

1. The Xmas Tree at the Lagoon in Rio - 2012
© Antonio Lacerda/Efe
Song: Happy Christmas By Ney Deluiz
Sung by: John Lennon Turn on the Sound

2. © Marcelo Carnaval
The floating Xmas tree at the Lagoon has become an iconic symbol of Rio and in 2012 it stands 279 ft tall.

3. © Antonio Lacerda/Efe
With the height of a 28-story building, it is the tallest floating Xmas tree in the world, so says Guinness.

4. © Jadson Marques
Its structure of 542 tons is supported by 11 floating barges, 39 ft each.

5. © Antonio Lacerda/Efe
3.31 million micro lamps were used, as well as 394,000 ft of rope lighting.

6. © Alexandre Macieira
The lighting special effects are made by 100 LED spotlights of red, green, blue and white.

7. © Antonio Lacerda/Efe
Next you’ll watch the alternating designs representing the 4 Seasons (please don’t use the mouse as of the next slide).

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(please, do not touch
Summer
the mouse for a while)

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Fall

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Winter

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Spring

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(you can use the
Christmas mouse again, now)

13. © Antonio Lacerda/Efe

14. © Alexandre Macieira

15. © Alexandre Macieira

16. © Marcos Estrella

17. © Marcos Estrella

18. © Antonio Lacerda/Efe

19. © Mauro Pimentel

20. © Mauro Pimentel

21. © Mauro Pimentel

22. 2011 2010 2009 2008
A quick retrospect of Rio’s past years’ floating Xmas trees
2007 2006 2005 2004
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23. © Marcos Estrella
Merry Christmas and a Happy 2013. The End