Some families picture Christmas around a chalet table. Others look forward to the turn of the year beside the ocean. This edition brings those plans into focus with five Alpine chalets, Rio de Janeiro’s New Year’s traditions and an Amazon sailing between the two celebrations. For clients ready to travel sooner, Bo House adds a Thanksgiving villa selection in Saint-Barth. Each option starts with a different kind of gathering, giving travel advisors concrete dates and places to discuss while there is still time to shape the details around the people traveling.
Compass Signature Brazil
Rio de Janeiro welcomes 2027 in white
On December 31, Rio de Janeiro gathers by the sea in white, a tradition associated with peace and good fortune. Copacabana’s fireworks are part of the story, alongside flowers offered to Iemanjá and the custom of jumping seven waves, each carrying a wish for the year ahead.
Compass Signature shapes the celebration around the traveler, with knowledge of beachfront hotel parties, fireworks viewpoints and more private ways to welcome 2027. The planning continues beyond midnight. Private experiences before and after the celebration can bring Rio’s culture, coastal lifestyle and local traditions into the same journey.
For families, couples or friends traveling together, the aim is a festive stay that suits their pace, with the right setting for the countdown and time to enjoy the city around it.
