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Wedding traditions of Rio de Janeiro

Weddings in Rio come with beachside ceremonies, samba, and the Brazilian brigadeiro on the dessert table.

Brazil recognises civil marriage and same-sex marriage, the latter since a 2013 ruling by the National Council of Justice. Rio's setting between mountains and sea makes it a popular place for weddings.

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Photo: Rafael Rabello de Barros, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A wedding here

Couples marry in a Catholic church or a chapel, such as the one on the hill of Corcovado. The party includes brigadeiros, chocolate truffles, and beijinhos, coconut sweets.

Customs

Weddings include a custom of guests receiving small sweets in a box, called bem-casado, a wedding sweet of two sponge discs filled with dulce de leche.

Wedding customs of Rio de Janeiro

Same-sex marriage in BrazilLegal since 2013.

Also part of it, and being written: Brigadeiro (A chocolate sweet.), Bem-casado (A wedding sweet.), Samba (A dance.).

A wedding trail idea for Rio de Janeiro

  1. Candelaria Church A major church.
  2. Copacabana A beach.
  3. Parque Lage A park with a villa used for weddings.
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Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

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